Stock market today, June 17 -- The Indian stock market continued its upward trajectory on Tuesday, marking its third straight session of gains, with the benchmark Nifty 50 ending just shy of the 24,000 mark.

The Sensex advanced 544.15 points, or 0.71%, to settle at 76,808.48, while the Nifty 50 climbed 135.25 points, or 0.57%, to close at 23,989.15.

However, the market is likely to open on a positive to flat note as trends in the Gift Nifty index signalled a muted opening on Wednesday, 17 June. Gift Nifty was trading near the 24,004 mark, up over 3 points from the previous close of Nifty futures.

"Indian markets are likely to trade with a positive bias as improving geopolitical sentiment and a sharp decline in crude oil prices continue...