The key equity benchmarks traded with minor gains in morning trade. Metal stocks rose for seventh day. The Nifty hovered near the 14,700 mark. At 10:24 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, was up 130.63 points or 0.27% to 49,289.95. The Nifty 50 index added 53.60 points or 0.37% to 14,691.40. In broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index gained 0.71% while the S&P BSE Small-Cap index rose 0.80%. The market breadth was weak. On the BSE, 1644 shares rose and 778 shares fell. A total of 111 shares were unchanged. COVID-19 Update: Total COVID-19 confirmed cases worldwide stood at 131,707,267 with 2,859,868 deaths. India reported 788,223 active cases of COVID-19 infection and 165,547 deaths, according to the data from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.