Stock market today, Feb. 19 -- After trading weak for the last nine straight sessions, the Indian stock market witnessed some early morning buying on Wednesday. The Nifty 50 index opened downside at 22,847 but soon gathered momentum and touched an intraday high of 23,049. While climbing to this Wednesday's high, the 50-stock index turned green and regained the psychological 23,000 mark. Likewise, the BSE Sensex had a gap down opening, but the 30-stock index soon turned green and touched an intraday high of 76,338. The Nifty Bank index also had a weak opening at 48,895. However, the frontline index caught the bulls' attention and touched an intraday high of 49,628 in the Opening Bell.

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