Indian stock market traded higher on Thursday, with Sensex and Nifty rising up to 0.9% as oil prices cooled below $73 per barrel and other tailwinds supported market sentiment.
At 9:59 am Sensex rose over 700 points to cross the 77,700 mark, while Nifty 50 gained 216 points to trade at 24,238 on Thursday. India VIX, which measures volatility in the market, dropped around 5% to 13.