Key Indian benchmarks closed marginally higher on Wednesday, March 21, on the back of gains in financial names. Notably, indices trended markedly higher in early trading, but pared some gains on investor concerns ahead of the outcome the FOMC’s two-day meeting, which will bring not only a rate decision, but also policymakers’ projections on the pace of rate hikes this year. По итогам торгов, индекс Nifty 50 увеличился на 0,31% до 10155,25 пункта, тем временем, BSE Sensex окреп на 0,42% и закрылся на уровне в 33136,18 пункта. Recapping the benchmarks, the Nifty 50 edged up 0.31% to 10,155.25, while the BSE Sensex closed 0.42% higher at 33,136.18. By 10:24 GMT, the USD/INR currency pair firmed 0.05% to 6565.215, while EUR/INR traded up 0.35% to 80.1107. The 10-year government bond yield widened to 7.671%. The session’s top advancers on the Nifty 50 included Bharti Airtel (+4.5%), Ultratech Cement (+1.6%) и NTPC (+2.4%). Meanwhile, Eicher Motors (-1.3%), Tech Mahindra (-1.2%) and Infratel (-1.4%) stood out among the underperformers. As noted above, financial names were well bid, with Housing Development Finance and Indiabulls Housing Finance rising 1.0% and 1.5%, respectively. Meanwhile, construction and engineering company Ashoka Buildcon saw 6.1% added to its market cap after saying it was awarded with two large contracts. The daily chart shows that the BSE Sensex has bounced off the lower end of Bollinger Bands toform a gap, while the Slow Stochastic Oscillator is about to enter oversold territory. As a result, the benchmark can be expected to extend its ascend in the short term. $SENSEX, S&P BSE SENSEX INDEX / D