New Delhi, Oct. 19 -- Stocks to buy today | Vaishali Parekh's stock recommendations for today: The key benchmark indices of the Indian stock market etched a second consecutive week of gains, with headline gauges Nifty and Sensex settling the week at 23,146 and 74,729, up nearly 2.78% and 3.11% respectively. This upward momentum drew strength primarily from a revitalised information technology (IT) sector, as tech heavyweights attracted renewed buying interest. A pivotal driver behind the sharp rally in domestic IT equities was the global sector rotation triggered by a sell-off in international AI and semiconductor stocks.

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