Stock Market Today Highlights: Sensex, Nifty settle 3% higher after slipping 6% in previous session

Stock Market Live: Nifty Pharma index has inched 680.30 points, or 3.66 per cent higher at 19,280.95.

Top gainers:

> Aurbindo Pharma, 6.02 per cent higher at 1,269.40
> Biocon, 5.24 per cent higher at 306.15
> Zydus Life, 5.21 per cent higher at 1,055.90

Stock Market Live: Nifty PSE index has inched 267.95 points, or 2.87 per cent higher at 9,748.10.

Top gainers:

> NALCO, 10% higher at 174.40
> SAIL, 9.43% higher at 145.60
> ONGC, 5.37 higher at 249.00

Stock Market Live: Shares of SAIL have inched 11.05 points, or 8.31 per cent higher at 144.40 apiece.

The stock witnessed an intraday high at 144.65 while the day's low was recorded at 128.05. The shares had opened at 138.70 with the previous closing at 133.05.

Stock Market Live: Shares of Adani Green Energy, the green energy arm of Adani group, have inched 634.15 points, or 1.63 per cent higher at 38,248.45 apiece.

The stock witnessed an intraday high at 1795.00 while the day's low was recorded at 1,545.15.

Stock Market Live: “The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will form the Modi 3.0 government with coalition partners. With this, the market will likely gain confidence in the political stability as well as the policy stability. Some positive recovery is hence expected going forward,” Axis Securities said in a report.

Stock Market Live: Early tarding session witnessed a huge surge in consumption stocks as investors have now turned to FMCG and Healthcare stocks.

Nifty Pharma and FMCG were among major sectors that saw buying in yesterday's session when most of indices closed in red.

Stock Market Live: “The market will take some time to absorb the unexpected election results. Stability will return to the market soon but volatility will continue till there is clarity on the cabinet and the key portfolios. A sharp rebound in the market is unlikely in the near term but sectoral preferences might change,” said V K Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist, Geojit Financial Services.

Stock Market Live: Shares of Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) made a strong comeback from lows. The shares are trading at 21.55 points, or 1.73 per cent higher at 1,270.50.

At the time of noon, Adani ports are trading near intraday highs.

Stock Market Live: Pune-based Persistent technologies continue to soar higher for the second straight session. 

Persistent has inched 195.10 points, or 5.82 per cent higher at 3,546.95 per equity share.

The shares hit an intraday high at 3578.80 while an intraday low was hit at 3,260.00.

Stock Market Live: BSE Sensex has inched 1633.94 points, or 2.28 per cent higher at 73,726.78 while Nifty inched 513.20 points, or 2.35 per cent higher at 22,399.20.

The early trade witnessed benchmark indices slipping in red for few times before it made a strong comeback.

Stock Market Live: Early tarding session witnessed a huge surge in consumption stocks as investors have now turned to FMCG and Healthcare stocks.

Nifty Pharma and FMCG were among major sectors that saw buying in yesterday's session when most of indices closed in red.

Stock Market Live: The Nifty PSU Index, which was amongst the biggest sectoral losers yesterday, has again shed 113.30 points, or 1.67 per cent lower at  6,679.90.

The index is trading near its intraday low of 6,524.00 at the moment. 

Top gainers:

> JK Bank, up 3.32 per cent higher at 112.15
> Canara Bank, 1.09 per cent higher at 111.05
> IOB, 0.97 per cent higher at 62.70

Top losers:

> Indian Bank, 6.38 per cent lower at 492.25
> Bank of Maharashtra, 3.63 per cent lower at 61.00
> Bank of India, 3.48 per cent lower at 112.30

Stock Market Live: Shares of Emami inched 86.55 points, or 13.77 per cent higher at 714.90 per equity share.

The shares touched an intraday high at 745.00 while the intraday high was hit at 630.65.

Stock Market Live: Consumption stocks, especially FMCH stocks, have witnessed a huge buying.

> HUL, up 7.58% higher at 2685.55
> Britannia, up 5.90% at 5639.35
> Emami, up 12.10% at 704.35

Stock Market Live: Early tarding session witnessed a huge surge in consumption stocks as investors have now turned to FMCG and Healthcare stocks.

Nifty Pharma and FMCG were among major sectors that saw buying in yesterday's session when most of indices closed in red.

Stock Market Live: Broader markets, which witnessed lower correction compared to Sensex and Nifty yesterday, have also slipped in red.

Nifty Midcap 100 has tanked 200.25 points, or 0.43 per cent at 48,878.60 while Nifty Smallcap 100 inched 127.65 points, or 0.80 per cent lower at 15,553.90.

Stock Market Live: Shares of two-wheeler major Hero Motocorp have inched 229.50 points, or 4.32 per cent higher at 5,540.20.

The share touched an intraday high at 5,583.95 while an intraday low was recorded at 5,315.00.

Nifty Auto index is among top sectoral gainers in early trade.

Stock Market Live: In Wednesday's session, India VIX eased 13 per cent to flicker around 30.

During the previous session, VIX advanced as much as 30% to breach past 31, indicating heightened volatility.

Stock Market Live: After losing as much as 8% during intraday lows and closing 6% lower on Tuesday, Indian frontline benchmark indices opened higher in today's session.

Sensex opened 954.88 points, or 1.32 per cent higher at 73,033.90 while Nifty inched 243.80 points, or 1.11 per cent higher at 22128.30.

Stock Market Live: Rupee opens at 83.46 against US dollar. The Indian currency had closed at 83.53 against the US dollar.

Stock Market Live: PSU stocks were worst affected in yesterday's sell-offs, with all PSE and Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSE) constituents plunging to lows.

Market investors will maintain a close eye on railways, power, defence PSUs.

Stock Market Live: Crude oil prices extended losses as builds in US crude and fuel stockpiles, an industry report.

Brent crude futures fell 14 cents, or 0.2 per cent, to $77.38 a barrel with US WTI crude futures falling 18 cents, or 0.3 per cent, to $73.07 a barrel.

Both contracts fell nearly a dollar in Tuesday's session as OPEC+ cartel detailed plans to increase supply from October.

Stock Market Live: In a positive cue for domestic benchmark indices, GIFT Nifty is trading at a premium of 114.00 points, or 0.52 per cent higher at 22,061.00.