Mumbai, April 11 -- The headline equity benchmarks traded with major gains in early trade after US President Donald Trump's decision to pause tariffs for 90 days on multiple countries eased global trade tensions and lifted investor sentiment. The Nifty climbed above the 22,750 mark.

All the sectoral indices on NSE traded in the green with metal, pharma and auto shares gaining the most.

At 09:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, jumped 1,161.14 points or 1.57% to 75,008.29. The Nifty 50 index added 375.60 points or 1.68% to 22,774.75.

In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index rallied 1.52% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index surged 1.90%.

The market breadth was strong. On the BSE, 2604 shares rose and 323 shares fell. A ...