India, March 10 -- Sensex, Nifty today LIVE updates: Stock market today recovered and opened higher as investors kept a close watch on BSE, NSE after Monday's sharp sell-off, with benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty witnessing a steep decline amid rising crude oil prices and escalating tensions in West Asia.

Sensex today opened at 78,192.35, over 626 points or 0.81 per cent up from the previous session's closing figure. Nifty 50, meanwhile, traded at 24,191.75, over 163 points up on opening today.

Indian shares' rebound comes as US President Donald Trump hinted the war in Iran could end soon, easing oil off three-year highs as well as fears of a prolonged supply shock, Reuters reported.

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