Mumbai, April 30 -- The key equity benchmarks traded in positive terrain with minor gains in early trade. The Nifty traded above the 22,600 level. Auto, media and Realty shares advanced while IT, bank and private bank shares declined.

At 09:26 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, advanced 51.95 points or 0.07% to 74,727.32. The Nifty 50 index added 30.10 points or 0.13% to 22,673.50.

In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index gained 0.69% while the S&P BSE Small-Cap index rose 0.53%.

The market breadth was strong. On the BSE, 1.958 shares rose and 721 shares fell. A total of 108 shares were unchanged.

Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) bought shares worth Rs 169.09 crore, while domestic institutional investors (DIIs), w...