Stock market today, Feb. 26 -- The domestic benchmark indexes, Nifty 50 and Sensex, saw slight gains in early trading on Thursday, driven by IT stocks as strong earnings from Nvidia helped boost Asian tech stocks and enhanced market sentiment, although analysts predict that risk appetite may remain low due to a lack of domestic catalysts.

As of 11:20 IST, the Nifty 50 increased by 0.19% to reach 25,532.60, while the BSE Sensex rose by 0.14% to hit 82,393.44.

In the wider markets on the NSE, mixed trends were noted. The Nifty 100 index experienced an increase of 0.06%, while the Nifty Midcap 100 climbed by 0.19%. Conversely, the Nifty Smallcap 100 saw a decrease of 0.15%.

Sectoral indices witnessed mixed trends. Nifty IT stood out as th...