Stock market today: Stock market indices Sensex and Nifty continued their upward movement for the second consecutive session on Thursday, driven by substantial buying in IT, consumer durables and commodity sectors, amidst generally positive global market conditions. The 30-share index experienced fluctuations before closing at 76,520.38, showing a gain of 115.39 points or 0.15 per cent. During trading, it reached a peak of 76,743.54, up by 338.55 points or 0.44 per cent.
The NSE Nifty concluded at 23,205.35, advancing by 50 points or 0.22 per cent.
Among Sensex constituents, UltraTech Cement, Mahindra & Mahindra, Sun Pharmaceutical, Zomato, Tech Mahindra, Tata Steel, Tata Motors, Titan, ITC and Bajaj Finance emerged as primary gainers.
On the declining side, Kotak Mahindra Bank, HCL Technologies, PowerGrid, Reliance Industries, State Bank of India, Hindustan Unilever, IndusInd Bank, Nestle India and Axis Bank registered losses.
In Asian trading, Tokyo and Shanghai markets finished higher, whilst Hong Kong and Seoul ended lower.
European markets showed positive movement during Thursday's mid-session trading. The US markets concluded Wednesday's trading on a positive note.
The international oil benchmark Brent crude increased by 0.20 per cent to USD 79.16 per barrel.
According to exchange data, Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) sold equities worth Rs 4,026.25 crore on Wednesday.
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