Stock market today: Nifty 50, Sensex snap 3-day losing run; investors earn ₹4 lakh crore in a day
Nifty 50, Sensex gain almost 1% each after 3 days of losses: 5 reasons why Indian stock market is gaining today Nifty 50 opened at 21,615.20 against the previous close of 21,462.25 and rose about a per cent to hit its day's high of 21,670.60. The index closed with a gain of 160 points, or 0.75 per cent, at 21,622.40.
The Sensex opened at 71,786.74 against the previous close of 71,186.86 and jumped one per cent to hit the intraday high of 71,895.64. The index ended 496 points, or 0.70 per cent, higher at 71,683.23.
Midcaps and smallcaps clocked stronger gains than the benchmarks. The BSE Midcap index jumped 1.69 per cent while the Smallcap index rose 1.06 per cent.
The overall market capitalisation of the BSE-listed firms rose to nearly ₹373.6 lakh crore from nearly ₹369.5 lakh crore in the previous session, making investors richer by nearly ₹4.1 lakh crore in a single session. (More to come)Milestone Alert!
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