India, March 12 -- The stock market opened in the green as the trading session began on Wednesday, March 12, with oil and gas, metals, and medis stocks rising the most.

At 9.15 am, the benchmark BSE Sensex was up by 237.34 points or 0.32 per cent, reaching 74,339.66. The broader NSE Nifty opened 52.80 points up or 0.23 per cent in the green, reaching 22,550.70.

This comes after the previous session saw a wider sell-off in Asian markets due to Wall Street tumbling overnight, caused by US President Donald Trump refusing to predict if the US could face a recession due to his tariff policies, driving up investor fears of global economic uncertainty.

Among the 30 Sensex stocks, Bharti Airtel rose the most upon open by 2.63 per cent, trading...