Stock Market Today Live Updates: BSE Sensex tumbles over 150 points, NSE Nifty50 trades below 22,600

Stock market today: GIFT Nifty hints towards cautious start GIFT Nifty was trading at 22,598.5, down 61 points or 0.27% from its previous level, indicating a subdued start for the Dalal Street..Stock market today: Stock recommendations for October 1 Aakash K Hindocha, Vice President - Research, Nuvama Professional Clients Group/Nuvama Wealth has pickled DLF, Adani Green Energy, and PVR INOX as the top stocks to buy today. .Stock market today: Global markets remain mixed across regions The broader global market picture remained uneven, with movements differing across Asian, European and US markets. Among Asian markets, South Korea's Kospi had ended lower, while Shanghai's SSE Composite, Japan's Nikkei 225 and Hong Kong's Hang Seng had settled higher in the previous session. European markets were trading on a mixed note, while US markets ended lower on Tuesday. Asian stocks were subdued in early Thursday trading, with the broader Asia-Pacific index outside Japan down 0.2%. At the same time, Japan's Nikkei gained more than 1% as chip-related shares advanced. Global bonds also remained under pressure after a difficult September, while investors assessed US inflation data for August and its implications for the interest-rate outlook..Stock market today: Foreign fund selling adds to cautious tone Foreign fund flows remained another focus for the domestic market after foreign institutional investors sold equities worth Rs 9,980.22 crore in the previous session, according to exchange data. The selling came against a backdrop of elevated global bond yields and firm crude oil prices. Geojit Investments head of research Vinod Nair said the relief rally had lost steam amid profit booking at higher levels, followed by a rebound in oil prices. He also said elevated global bond yields remained a key overhang, while investors were monitoring crude oil prices, bond yields, inflation expectations and potential implications for global monetary policy. .Stock market today: Asian equities show mixed regional trend Asian equities presented a mixed picture, with individual markets moving in different directions. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was down 0.2%, while South Korea's KOSPI eased 0.14% in early trading. Japan's Nikkei, however, was up more than 1%, supported by gains in chip-related shares. The regional market data also showed notable variations: the Nikkei was up 2.4%, Taiwan rose 0.06%, Shanghai gained 0.31%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng advanced 0.37%, and Singapore's STI increased 0.3%. Australia’s ASX 200 declined 1.62%, while Malaysia fell 0.67%. South Korea's KOSPI was shown at 6,855.63, up 17.59 points or 0.26%, in the later market snapshot..Stock market today: Crude oil remains a key market cue Crude oil prices remained an important factor for market participants, with Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, quoted at $103.1 per barrel, up 0.54%. Oil prices had remained relatively stable through the previous session, while uncertainty around the regional conflict and its implications for global energy supplies continued to be monitored. In early trading, both major benchmarks showed limited movement after gaining around $1 a barrel in the preceding session. WTI Crude was at $90.16 a barrel, down 26 cents, or 0.29%, while Brent Crude stood at $97.93 a barrel, lower by 10 cents, or 0.10%. Brent had gained around 14% over September, while WTI advanced about 5% during the month..Stock market recap: Market benchmarks extend losses for third session Benchmark indices ended lower for the third consecutive session, with late-session selling erasing the gains seen during the trading day. The 30-share BSE Sensex declined 48.78 points, or 0.07%, to settle at 72,480.29. The index had risen as much as 533.16 points, or 0.73%, during the session to touch 73,062.23 before giving up those gains. The 50-share NSE Nifty also closed lower, falling 95.75 points, or 0.42%, to 22,620.45. Among Sensex constituents, Eternal, Sun Pharma, Titan, Adani Ports, Tata Steel and HDFC Bank were among the major laggards. Kotak Mahindra Bank, ICICI Bank, InterGlobe Aviation and Axis Bank were among the gainers.