Domestic benchmarks Sensex and Nifty opened higher on Wednesday, supported by gains in heavyweight stocks such as Asian Paints and Trent, even as global cues remained mixed ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s rate decision.

At 9:18 am, the BSE Sensex rose 181.42 points, or 0.21%, to 84,847.70 after gaining nearly 204 points in early trade. The NSE Nifty climbed 49.30 points, or 0.19%, to 25,888.95, after briefly touching a high of 25,893.45. Advertisement

Among Sensex constituents, Asian Paints led gainers, rising 0.86% to Rs 2,819.05. Trent rose 0.84%, while Bajaj Finserv, Reliance Industries and UltraTech Cement gained 0.77%, 0.58%, and 0.57%, respectively.

Wall Street ended mixed overnight as two of the three major indices closed the session in the red. The Dow Jones Industrial Aver

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