The benchmark indices in India traded nearly 1 per cent higher in today's(18th March,2021) early deals amid firm global cues after the Federal Reserve pledged to keep monetary policy and rates unchanged and projected a rapid jump in US economic growth this year.
The S&P BSE Sensex gained 440 points, or 0.9 per cent, at 50,240 levels and the Nifty50 index hovered above 14,850-mark.
All the Nifty sectoral indices were trading with gains, led by Nifty Metal index, up 2 per cent.