Stock market today, Nov. 13 -- The Indian stock market extended its winning streak for the third straight session, with strong buying interest driving the benchmark indices higher on Wednesday, November 12.

The Sensex surged 781 points, or nearly 1%, to hit an intraday high of 84,652, while the Nifty 50 climbed about 1% to reach 25,934.55.

By the close, the Sensex was up 595 points, or 0.71%, at 84,466.51, and the Nifty 50 ended 180.85 points higher at 25,875.80, gaining 0.70%.

"Markets extended their uptrend on Wednesday, with the Nifty 50 closing at 25,875.80, up 0.47%. The index opened firm and maintained its upward momentum throughout the session, supported by strong buying in heavyweight counters across sectors. Sectorally, IT, au...