Stock market today, July 23 -- India's stock benchmarks opened higher on Wednesday, following the upward trend in their Asian counterparts after the US disclosed a trade agreement with Japan, raising hopes for additional deals.

Nevertheless, the ongoing uncertainty regarding the interim trade agreement between India and the US, ahead of President Donald Trump's August 1 deadline, restrained the advances in the Indian market.

The Nifty 50 increased by 0.22% to reach 25,122.75 points, while the Sensex climbed 0.30% to 82,430.50 as of 9:15 IST.

Japanese stocks spearheaded the rally in Asian markets on Wednesday following the announcement of the trade agreement. MSCI's widest index for Asia-Pacific stocks, excluding Japan, also rose by 0.7...