Stock market today, Feb. 26 -- The domestic benchmark indices reversed early gains and entered negative territory after noon on Thursday due to profit booking and weak global signals.

The Sensex increased by 303.09 points or 0.36%, reaching an intraday peak of 82,579.16 in the morning session. The broader Nifty 50 rose by 90.45 points or 0.35% to hit 25,572.95. The initial uptick was driven by IT stocks following strong earnings from Nvidia.

Nonetheless, the indices began to lose their gains later on. As of approximately 13:18 IST, the Sensex was down by 281.81 points or 0.34 % at 81,994.26, while the Nifty 50 fell by 62 points or 0.25% to 25,420.95.

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