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Powered by Reliance Industries' surge, sensex rallies 1.2k points

By · Via Times of India · Published by Everything Blog

In short

The benchmark rally pushed the BSE Sensex past the 75,000 threshold for the first time in nearly two months, alongside broad advances in the NSE Nifty. Overall investor wealth expanded by approximately Rs 8 lakh crore, lifting the total valuation of BSE-listed companies to Rs 482.3 lakh crore as 23 of the 30 Sensex constituents logged gains. Foreign institutional funds heavily backed the market upswing by purchasing a net Rs 3,115 crore in equities, while domestic funds recorded net sales of Rs 392 crore. Favorable domestic data, including October passenger-vehicle sales growth and higher gross GST collections, reaffirmed underlying economic resilience.

Key points

  • Foreign institutional investors reinforced market momentum with net equity purchases tota…: Foreign institutional investors reinforced market momentum with net equity purchases totaling Rs 3,115 crore.
  • Positive sentiment gained traction following reports that Sebi proposed eliminating long-…: Positive sentiment gained traction following reports that Sebi proposed eliminating long-term capital gains tax for foreign investors.
  • Easing geopolitical tensions alongside a drop in crude oil prices provided beneficial int…: Easing geopolitical tensions alongside a drop in crude oil prices provided beneficial international tailwinds for market participants.

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MUMBAI:

Reliance Industries' strong results announced on Friday evening, lifted investor sentiment on Dalal Street on Monday with the

sensex opening over 700 points higher. After witnessing a sustained buying trend through the session, the benchmark index closed 1,233 points or 1.3% up at 75,693 points with Reliance's stock alone adding about 750 points, more than half of sensex's gain for the day. On NSE,

Nifty closed 388 points or 1.7% at 23,441 points.

Sensex closed above the 75K level after nearly two months. At the close of Monday's session, RIL ended nearly 12% up, adding about Rs 1.8 lakh crore to its shareholders' wealth in just one session. RIL's 11.6% gain was its biggest single-session jump in the stock since April 7, 2020, when at the start of the Covid pandemic it had announced selling a 9.9% stake in Jio Platforms to global social media giant Meta.

The day's Rs 1.8-lakh-crore gain in RIL's market cap was the biggest single-session gain for a company ever, data from ETintelligence showed. In July 2023, HDFC Bank's market cap had jumped by…

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