Stock Market today, March 13 -- The domestic benchmark indices, Nifty 50 and Sensex, opened slightly higher on Thursday, following global market patterns, as investors found reassurance in the softer-than-anticipated inflation figures from the US and India. In early trading, Sensex rose by 40.56 points to reach 74,070.32, while Nifty 50 increased by 5.80 points to hit 22,476.30.

The uptick in IT shares today follows a moderate rise in US consumer prices in February, though it is viewed as a temporary reprieve since the data did not fully reflect the effects of tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump.

According to Dr. V K Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit Financial Services, the market will navigate through domestic...