Mumbai, May 14 -- The key equity benchmarks continued to trade with modest gains in the morning trade. The Nifty traded above the 24,700 level. Metal shares advanced after retreating in the past trading session.

At 10:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, advanced 412.41 points or 0.51% to 81,560.63. The Nifty 50 index jumped 150.75 points or 0.61% to 24,730.05.

The broader market outperformed the frontline indices. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index rose 0.94% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index added 1.14%.

The market breadth was strong. On the BSE, 2,666 shares rose and 855 shares fell. A total of 177 shares were unchanged.

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The Nifty Metal index jumped 2.61% to 9,065.35. The index shed 0.89% in the past trading sessio...