Stock market today, March 6 -- Indian paint stocks traded higher in Thursday's session, March 6, mirroring the positive momentum of the market after global crude prices plummeted to a three-year low amid rising crude oil supplies, escalating global trade tensions, spiking U.S crude inventories and reports of China cutting its fuel production.

Dropping crude oil prices would benefit India, which meets 85% of its crude requirements through imports, as well as companies that use crude as a raw material, with the paint sector being one of them. A drop in crude prices will improve paint companies' gross margins as raw material costs decline, leading to higher profitability and potentially lower product prices for consumers.

Amid this positiv...