Stock market today, April 17 -- The Indian stock market appears to be on a bull run. Equity benchmarks-the Sensex and the Nifty 50-witnessed strong intraday gains on Thursday, April 17, and looked set to close in positive territory for the fourth consecutive session.

The 30-share pack Sensex opened at 76,968 against its previous close of 77,044 and surged over 1,400 points to hit an intraday high of 78,457. The Nifty 50 started the day at 23,402 against its previous close of 23,437 and jumped nearly 2 per cent to an intraday high of 23,831.

Considering the day's high, the Sensex has surged over 4,500 points in the last four days, while the Nifty 50 has gained 1,400 points or over 6 per cent.

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