Stock Market Today Live Updates: BSE Sensex jumps over 360 points; NSE Nifty50 trades above 24,400

Stock market today: Top laggards on BSE Sensex TCS emerged as the top loser on the BSE Sensex, falling 0.84%, followed by Infosys, which declined 0.57%. M&M slipped 0.42%, while Maruti Suzuki fell 0.32%. BEL, Trent, Tech Mahindra and ICICI Bank also traded lower, declining 0.20%, 0.16%, 0.14% and 0.12%, respectively..Stock market today: Top gainers on BSE Sensex BSE Sensex is trading in green in opening trade, with Bajaj Finance rising 2.03% to Rs 1,029.50 and Bajaj Finserv gaining 1.53% to Rs 1,853. Tata Steel advanced 1.25% to Rs 187, while UltraTech Cement and Larsen & Toubro both climbed 0.89% to Rs 11,095 and Rs 3,904.55, respectively. Asian Paints rose 0.82% to Rs 2,464.35, followed by Kotak Bank at 0.63% to Rs 415.10 and Adani Ports at 0.61% to Rs 1,801. Titan gained 0.48% to Rs 4,933.50, while SBI and Power Grid rose 0.46% and 0.45% to Rs 990.70 and Rs 267.20, respectively. ITC gained 0.42% to Rs 266.15, while Indigo rose 0.38% to Rs 5,038.90. Hindustan Unilever and NTPC added 0.33% and 0.31% to Rs 1,941.45 and Rs 328, respectively. Bharti Airtel also advanced 0.31% to Rs 1,822.65. Reliance Industries rose 0.14% to Rs 1,243.80, while Sun Pharma gained 0.12% to Rs 1,846.30. Maruti edged up 0.07% to Rs 12,199, HCL Tech gained 0.04% to Rs 1,270.45 and Trent was almost flat, rising 0.01% to Rs 2,773.90. .Stock market today: NSE Nifty 50, BSE Sensex open in green BSE Sensex jumped 222.90 points, or 0.30%, to 74,751.98 in opening trade, as crude prices eased below $100 per barrel mark. NSE Nifty 50 gained 73.15 points, or 0.31%, to cross 23,400 mark..Stock market today: GIFT Nifty trades in red, indicating negative start for Dalal Street SGX Nifty was trading at 23,354, down 46 points or 0.20%, indicating a mildly negative trend ahead of the market opening..Stock market today: Asian markets trade mixed; Nikkei jumps over 880 points, HSI trims 0.7% Asian equities showed a mixed picture across major regional markets in the cited data, even as the broader Asia-Pacific index outside Japan was headed for a sixth straight session of gains. Japan's Nikkei rose 882.7 points, or 1.38%, to 65,018.95, while Taiwan gained 431.71 points, or 0.9%, to 48,231.88. South Korea's Kospi advanced 11.99 points, or 0.17%, to 7,029.9. Australia's ASX 200 edged up 3.2 points, or 0.04%, to 8,761. In contrast, Hong Kong's Hang Seng fell 185.11 points, or 0.74%, to 24,902.64. Shanghai declined 8.834 points, or 0.22%, to 3,943.294, while Shenzhen dropped 51.969 points, or 0.38%, to 13,671.766. Malaysia and Singapore also recorded marginal declines. .Stock market today: Brent crude eases below $100 per barrel mark Oil prices moved below the $100-a-barrel mark as expectations of improving supplies and hopes for a diplomatic solution to the US-Iran conflict weighed on benchmark crude. Brent crude futures were at $99.09 a barrel, down 16 cents, or 0.16%, while WTI crude stood at $90.10, lower by 42 cents, or 0.46%. Brent had closed below $100 on Tuesday for the first time since September 8. Saudi Arabia's restart of its East-West Pipeline to the Red Sea was cited alongside signs of increased Middle Eastern oil flows. Iraq was also reported to be increasing oil exports. Separately, US crude inventories rose by 1.8 million barrels in the week to September 18, against expectations of a decline. Brent had earlier fallen 1.67% to $98.66 a barrel. .Stock market today: Rupee ended previous session 16 paise stronger against USD Rupee strengthened 16 paise to close at 95.62 against the US dollar in the previous trading session, supported by a sharp decline in crude oil prices, improved global risk sentiment and hopes of diplomatic talks to resolve the US-Iran war. The Indian currency opened at 95.75 and gained ground during the session to touch 95.55 against the dollar before settling at 95.62. The currency had closed at 95.78 in the previous session after appreciating 18 paise. The dollar index was trading at 100.34, down 0.08%, while US Treasury yields also declined after reports around possible diplomatic developments. Anuj Choudhary of Mirae Asset Sharekhan said the rupee was expected to trade with a positive bias, with USD-INR spot price seen in a 95.30-95.80 range. .Stock market recap: Sensex, Nifty close lower after broad-based selling Benchmark indices ended the previous session in red, with BSE Sensex declining 329.91 points, or 0.44%, to settle at 74,529.08, while NSE Nifty fell 85.30 points, or 0.36%, to end at 23,329. Sensex had lost as much as 435.28 points, or 0.58%, during the session, touching 74,423.71. Bajaj Finserv, Trent, Bajaj Finance, Sun Pharma, Tata Consultancy Services and UltraTech Cement were among the major laggards on the 30-share index. Eternal, InterGlobe Aviation, Titan and Tata Steel were among the gainers. The domestic benchmarks declined despite a positive global market trend and lower crude oil prices, with IT, financials and capital goods stocks weighing on the indices. Foreign institutional investors also remained sellers, offloading equities worth Rs 3,809.99 crore on a net basis.