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Stock Market Today: Domestic benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty were trading in green early trade on Wednesday amid a surge in buying by global peers and IT stocks. The 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex rose 355.87 points to 76,257.28. The NSE Nifty rose 92.8 points to 23,050.05.

Infosys, Zomato, Tech Mahindra, Tata Motors, Tata Consultancy Services, Tata Steel, HCL Tech and Kotak Mahindra Bank topped the 30-share blue chip pack. Hindustan Unilever, Nestle, ITC and Asian Paints are behind.

Tokyo and Seoul are trading positively in Asian markets. Meanwhile, stock markets in Hong Kong and Shanghai were closed for the holiday. While U.S. markets settled in green on Tuesday.

Foreign institutional investors on Tuesday offloaded equity worth Rs 4,920.69 crore, according to exchange data. Brent crude, the global benchmark, fell 0.15 per cent to $77.37 a barrel.

The BSE benchmark Sensex rose 535.24 points, or 0.71 per cent, to 75,901.41 on Tuesday. The Nifty closed up 128.10 points, or 0.56 per cent higher, at 22,957.25.

The rupee decreases by 4 paise

At interbank forex, the rupee opened at 86.58, later falling to 86.61 against the US currency, down 4 paise from the previous close. It fell 26 paise to close at 86.57 against the US dollar on Tuesday.

(With Inputs From PTI)