The key equity indices traded in a narrow range with minor gains in early afternoon trade. The Nifty traded near the 24,350 mark. Realty shares extended gains for the third day in a row. Trading was volatile due to weekly F&O series expiry today.

At 12:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex was up 222.64 points or 0.28% to 80,212.46. The Nifty 50 index rose 61.55 points or 0.25% to 24,348.05.

The Sensex and Nifty clocked an all-time high of 80,392.64 and 24,401, respectively in morning trade. Further, the Nifty Bank also hits record high at 53,357.70 in early trade

In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index added 0.61% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index rose 0.68%.

The S&P BSE Mid-Cap and S&P BSE Small-Cap index hit an all-time high at 47,094.88 and 53,811.79, respectively.

The market breadth was positive. On the BSE, 2,219 shares rose and 1,581 shares fell. A total of 112 shares were unchanged.