Buy or sell stocks, Sept. 17 -- The key benchmark indices of the Indian stock market traded higher on Tuesday in line with Asian peers, as investors took comfort from progress in the India-US trade talks. Market participants await the US Federal Reserve's policy decision for further cues. At close, the Sensex added 594.95 points, or 0.73%, to settle at 82,380.69, while the Nifty 50 advanced 169.90 points, or 0.68%, to end at 25,239.10.

On the sectoral front, buying interest was broad-based with Nifty Auto, Realty, IT, and Media emerging as key outperformers, reflecting strong rotational support across high-beta sectors. However, FMCG and Healthcare showed relative underperformance, indicating some profit booking at higher levels. The bro...