New Delhi, Feb. 18 -- The Indian stock market remained higher in Wednesday's session on February 18, as late-hour buying helped the key indices extend gains for the third straight session. The rally was largely led by metal, PSU, and FMCG stocks.

Consequently, the Nifty 50 finished the session 0.35% higher at the 25,819 level, while the S&P BSE Sensex rose 0.34% to settle at 83,734. The broader markets also displayed strong momentum, with the Nifty Midcap 100 and Nifty Smallcap 100 each rising over 0.40%.

Metal stocks saw a strong surge in demand during the session after US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer signalled that the Donald Trump administration is open to revising its broad tariffs on steel and aluminium amid pressure from bu...