Stock market today, Feb. 3 -- Buoyed by the announcement of the much-awaited India-US trade deal, the Indian stock market today opened with a big upside gap. Among the key benchmark indices, the Nifty 50 index opened higher at 26,308 and touched an intraday high of 26,341, recording an intraday gain of 1,253 points within a few minutes of the Opening Bell today. The BSE Sensex also opened upside at 85,323 and touched an intraday high of 85,871, logging an intraday gain of 4,205 points in the early morning session.

According to stock market experts, the Indian stock market is skyrocketing today due to the announcement of the India-US trade deal. They said the much-awaited India-US deal has cleared up much of the confusion, and now FIIs ar...