New Delhi, March 19 -- Wall Street stocks rose on Wednesday ahead of the US Federal Reserve's monetary policy decision later in the day.

The central bank is widely expected to leave the interest rate unchanged.

Investors will also be eyeing new economic projections from Feb policymakers.

At 09:48 a.m. ET the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 211.05 points, or 0.51%, to 41,792.36, the S&P 500 gained 23.94 points, or 0.43%, to 5,638.60, and the Nasdaq Composite gained 96.19 points, or 0.55%, to 17,600.31.

Boeing stock climbed 6% after the aircraft maker said it doesn't see a near-term impact from tariffs.

Tesla shares gained 3.1% after declining over the past two sessions.

Nvidia stock gained 0.9% after CEO Jensen Huang said on Tuesda...