Mumbai, April 21 -- The domestic equity benchmarks traded with major gains in afternoon trade, supported by a weaker U.S. dollar and robust earnings from heavyweight lenders ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank, both of which hit record highs and lifted overall sentiment in the banking sector. The Nifty climbed above the 24,150 mark.

Barring the Nifty FMCG index, all the other sectoral indices on the NSE traded in green.

All eyes will also be on the upcoming Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), set to take place from April 21-26 in Washington, D.C. On the agenda: the ripple effects of trade tensions on global growth and updates on the progress of the World Bank and IMF's initiatives.

At 13:27 IST, the ...