New Delhi, March 19 -- Wall Street stocks rose on Wednesday ahead of the US Federal Reserve's monetary policy decision due 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 11:39 a.m. ET the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 260.14 points, or 0.63%, to 41,843.97, the S&P 500 gained 40.51 points, or 0.72%, to 5,654.94, and the Nasdaq Composite gained 175.40 points, or 1.01%, to 17,679.52.

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.

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