Live stock market updates today: Sensex closes below 74,000, while Nifty maintains its 22,500 mark.

Stock Market Live: Following a positive opening, the Sensex and Nifty 50 finished the session slightly higher. Nifty edged up 61.75 points, or 0.27 percent, to 22,550.40, while the Sensex edged up 75.71 points, or 0.10 percent, to 73,961.31. Indian leading indices had a strong start to this week's last trading session earlier today. While the 30-share Sensex stayed around 74,200, the Nifty 50 index opened above 22,500. The Nifty 50 finished Thursday's session 622 points below new highs. GIFT Nifty, which is trading at a 35-point discount at 12 pm, opened the day in the green. Sectoral indices Metal and Realty led the gains, while Auto, IT, Pharma, FMCG, and Media settled in the red. other markets took part as well