India, March 3 -- The stock market opened into the green as the trading session began on Monday, March 3, with auto, metal, and real estate stocks rising the most.

At 9:20 am, the benchmark BSE Sensex rose by 417.56 points or 0.57 per cent, reaching 73,615.66. The broader NSE Nifty opened 127.75 points up or 0.58 per cent in the green, reaching 22,252.45.

Among the 30 Sensex stocks, UltraTech Cement rose the most upon open by 3 per cent, trading at Rs.10,417.35. This was followed by Mahindra & Mahindra, which was up 2.72 per cent, trading at Rs.2,654.40, and Larsen & Toubro, which was up by 1.66 per cent, trading at Rs.3,217.35.

In contrast, Mahindra & Mahindra was the stock which fell the second most by 2.86 per cent during the previo...