Mumbai, April 28 -- The domestic equity benchmarks traded with major gains in the morning trade, supported by strong earnings from Reliance Industries and positive cues from Asian markets. However, rising geopolitical tensions between India and Pakistan, following last week's Kashmir attack, capped further upside. The Nifty traded above the 24,250 mark. Oil & Gas shares advanced after declining for the past two consecutive trading sessions.

At 10:30 ST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, surged 735.61 points or 0.93% to 79,966.62. The Nifty 50 index jumped 208390 points or 0.87% to 24,253.35.

In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index rose 0.63% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index added 0.25%.

The market breadth was positive. O...