Stock market today, June 26 -- Indian stock market rallied for the third straight session on Thursday, June 26 as easing tensions in the Middle East revived risk-on sentiment toward Indian stocks. This, combined with a sharp correction in crude oil prices and the US Dollar Index hitting a three-year low, has raised expectations of increased overseas inflows into Asia's third-largest economy.

On the domestic front, continued support from domestic institutional investors and expectations of further revival in corporate earnings in the first quarter of the ongoing fiscal year have also supported the market bulls.

Against this backdrop, the Nifty 50 jumped 304 points, or 1.21% to end at a 9-month high of 25,549, while the Sensex rallied 100...