New Delhi, May 5 -- Indian stock market benchmarks, the Sensex and the Nifty 50, traded with decent gains of over half a per cent in morning trade on Monday, May 5, tracking positive global cues. Market sentiment was buoyed by rising expectations of a US-China trade deal and a strong US employment report. Healthy domestic macroeconomic indicators, a decline in crude oil prices, a weaker US dollar, and sustained foreign capital inflows are the additional tailwinds for the domestic market.

Around 10 AM, the Sensex was 468 points, or 0.58 per cent, up at 80,970, while the Nifty 50 was at 24,504, 157 points, or 0.65 per cent higher. The BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices jumped up to a per cent during the session.

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