Stock market today, April 28 -- The domestic benchmark indices, Nifty 50 and Sensex, made a modest climb at the start of trading on Monday, buoyed by stronger-than-anticipated earnings from major player Reliance Industries and favorable signals from Asian markets, although increasing geopolitical tensions between India and Pakistan limited the rise.

The Sensex surged by 456.05 points to reach 79,668.58 in early trading, while the Nifty 50 gained 112.85 points, totaling 24,152.20.

Dr. VK Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit Investments, mentioned that the increased uncertainty surrounding Indo-Pak tensions will impact the markets. It is quite challenging to determine the extent to which the market has factored this in. Base...