OPENING BELL: Stock Market Began With Gains Today

The Indian stock market began with gains today, January 24, 2024. At 10.10 am, the Sensex gained 330 points and is trading at 70,700.28 points, and the Nifty gained 107 points and is trading at 21,345.70 points. Meanwhile, the Indian rupee is trading at 83.14 against the US dollar today.

At 9:26 am, Sensex was down 160.80 points, or 0.23%, at 70,370.55, and Nifty was down 22.60 points, or 0.11%, at 21,216.20. Meanwhile, the Indian stock market indices, Sensex and Nifty 50, are likely to remain choppy today amid mixed global cues and after a sharp decline seen in the previous session. However, the Sensex plunged 1,053.10 points, or 1.47%, to end at 70,370.55, while the Nifty 50 closed 333.00 points, or 1.54%, lower at 21,238.80.

Meanwhile, the Indian domestic stock market was closed on Monday due to the Ram Lalla Pran Pratishtha ceremony in the Ayodhya Ram temple. Earlier, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued a stock market holiday on January 22, 2024, to mark the inauguration of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh.