India, March 18 -- The stock market opened in the green for the second consecutive time this week as the trading session began on Tuesday, March 18, with media, real estate, and financial services stocks rising the most.

At 9.15 am, the benchmark BSE Sensex was up by 330.49 points or 0.45 per cent, reaching 74,500.44. The broader NSE Nifty opened 99.20 points up or 0.44 per cent in the green, reaching 22,607.95.

Among the 30 Sensex stocks, IndusInd Bank rose the most upon open by 1.55 percent, trading at Rs.687.45. This was followed by Bajaj Finserv, which was up 1.50 percent, trading at Rs.1,899.85, and Axis Bank, which was up by 1.07 percent, trading at Rs.1045.

IndusInd Bank and Bajaj Finserv were the stocks which rose the most duri...