On Tuesday, the Indian equity market closed the day in positive territory with the Nifty 50 opening at 22,878.45, reaching a high of 23,057.30, and closing at 22,912.40, up by 1.78%. Similarly, the BSE Sensex opened at 74,212.47, reached a high of 74,489.39 and ended at 74,068.45, up by 1.89%.The Indian share market traded in the green primarily due to easing geopolitical tensions following a temporary pause in U.S. strikes on Iranian energy targets. This led to a sharp drop in crude oil prices, triggering value buying.Reasons for the positive sentimentThe following are the reasons for the positive sentiment in the stock market:A decline in crude oil prices due to the easing of geopolitical tensions.Donald Trump, the president of the United States, said he had productive talks with Iran. Additionally, Trump announced a five-day halt and delayed the decision to attack Iran's energy facilities.The India VIX has cooled off today, dropping by approximately 6% to 25.11, signalling the recovery from yesterday’s massive decline.Major Indices Today IndicesLTPPrev closeChangeNifty 5022,912.4022,512.651.78%BSE Sensex74,068.4572,696.391.89%Next 5062,360.7061,414.901.54%Bank Nifty52,605.6551,437.752.27%Fin Nifty24,482.2023,959.202.18% The major indices, Nifty 50 and Sensex, traded in green, due to a rally in auto, IT and financial stocks.Nifty Next 50 traded in green due to a rebound in metals, banking, and IT stocks as part of a broad market recovery. Nifty Bank traded in green due to temporary de-escalation in US-Iran tensions and recovery in heavyweight banking stocks like HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, and State Bank of India (SBI).Sectoral Indices Today IndicesLTPPrev closeChangeNifty IT29,648.9029,147.051.72%Nifty Auto24,515.2523,934.752.43%Nifty FMCG46,408.3045,837.051.25%Nifty Pharma22,239.8022,053.100.85%Nifty Healthcare14,229.5014,079.301.07%Nifty Oil & Gas10,878.5010,737.851.31% Nifty IT traded in green due to a rally in IT stocks after easing on geopolitical tensions and improved global tech sentiment.Nifty Auto traded in green due to a decline in crude oil prices and lower input costs for raw materials.Nifty FMCG and Nifty Pharma traded in green due to positive broader market sentiment.Nifty Oil and Gas traded in green due to the easing of global crude oil prices.Market Movers Today Coal India: Its share price fell by up to 3% today due to profit-booking and the company's board approval of the divestment of up to 25% stake in South Eastern Coalfields Ltd through an OFS, along with a fresh issue of up to 10%.IRFC: Indian Railway Finance Corporation's share price has risen by almost 4% today as the company signed a rupee term loan agreement with Hindustan Urvarak and Rasayan Ltd for refinancing debt up to Rs 12,842 crore.Suzlon Energy: Its share price has risen by almost 3.4% today as the company has secured its sixth order from GAIL to develop a wind energy project of 100 MW capacity, including the setting up of 47 wind turbine generators of 2.1 MW capacity each.Asian Paints: Asian Paints' share price has risen by almost 4.4% today as the company's shares have rebounded from their 52-week low due to the easing of crude oil prices, which would reduce its raw material costs.Tejas Networks: Its share price has risen by almost 5.39% today as the company has secured a purchase order for providing 4G radio access network solutions to a mobile operator in South Asia.Top Gainers Company NameLTPPrev CloseChangeSammaan Capital138.51130.006.55%Larsen & Toubro3,516.803,342.405.22%Hindustan Petroleum336.80319.155.53%GMR Airports89.0284.775.01%Interglobe Aviation4,150.803,945.305.21% Top Losers Company NameLTPPrev CloseChangeCoal India442.10455.25-2.89%Power Grid Corporation of India299.00302.10-1.03%Adani Enterprises1,817.901,833.00-0.82%Sun Pharmaceutical1,753.301,758.40-0.29%Tata Power384.75386.95-0.57% 52W High Stocks Company NameLTP52W highChangePrime Focus308.80312.009.04%KSH International449.65457.603.39%Aether Industries1,224.651,250.0012.87%Jain Resource Recycling455.60462.503.63%Atlanta Electricals1,209.801,209.8010.00% 52W Low Stocks Company NameLTP52W lowChangeITC291.25288.750.28%Adani Enterprises1,817.901,813.70-0.82%HDFC Life Insurance603.00590.051.84%ICICI Prudential Life Insurance537.50525.001.18%Lodha Developers726.40715.45-0.21% High Volume Stocks Today Company NameLTPPrev CloseChangeVodafone Idea8.888.702.07%Yes Bank18.0717.652.38%Suzlon Energy41.0439.942.75%Eternal237.94226.964.84%HDFC Bank764.90744.152.79% IPOsSai Parenteral’s has opened today and will close on 27th March. The price band set for the IPO is at ₹372 to ₹392 per share.Powerica IPO has opened today and will close on 27th March. The price band set for the IPO is at ₹375 to ₹395 per share.Amir Chand Jagdish Kumar (Exports) opened today and will close on 27th March. The price band set for the IPO is at ₹201 to ₹212 per share.The Central Mine Planning and Design Institute IPO closed today. The allotment for the IPO will be finalised on March 25, 2026. Listed todayGSP Crop Science shares got listed today at Rs. 332.30 on BSE, at a premium of 4%. On the NSE, it was listed at Rs. 328 at a premium of 2.50%. The price band set for the IPO was at ₹304 to ₹320 per share.Raajmarg Infra Investment Trust shares got listed today at Rs. 107 on BSE, at a premium of 8%. On the NSE, it was listed at Rs. 107 at a premium of 7%. The price band set for the IPO was at ₹99 to ₹100 per share.Market AnnouncementsSEPC Limited shares rose 2.8% following the announcement of an acquisition of a 90% stake in Abu Dhabi-based Avenir International Engineers and Consultants LLC.Nazara Technologies shares jumped over 6% after the company announced a board meeting on 30th March 2026 to consider a fresh fundraising plan through equity shares or convertible instruments.