Stock Market Today (October 21): Sensex Jumps Over 500 Points Amid India-US Trade Deal Hopes

In the previous trading session, stock markets came under heavy selling pressure, with Sensex plunging nearly 900 points as investors turned cautious amid a volatile market environment. The sharp decline weighed on investor sentiment, with market participants tracking global cues, developments in West Asia, crude oil price movements and the rupee-dollar trend for further direction. At close, Sensex was down 876.37 or 1.17% at 73,852.90 while Nifty was at 22,888.95, down by 257.20 points or 1.11% on Monday.