Market goes up significantly in this pandemic
The Sensex crossed the 48,000 mark for the first time today with the approval of two corona vaccines in the country. The index rose 238 points to 48,107 and the Nifty rose 72 points to 14,091. The total market cap of BSE-listed companies has crossed Rs 190 lakh crore. Shares of ICICI Bank, SBI, Bajaj, Infosys and Hindustan Unilever are leading the index.
The total market cap of BSE-listed companies has crossed Rs 190 lakh crore on the back of buying all over the market in a bullish market of 76 per cent . A total of 2,330 companies traded on the exchange on Monday, with 76 per cent of the stocks trading bullish.
On the other hand, the Nifty is also trading at record levels. The index traded up 82.65 points at 14,101.15. Shares of Tata Motors traded up 2.76 per cent at Rs 191. Apart from that, shares of Tata Steel and Hindalco are also trading up 2-2 per cent. Metal stocks are also leading the rally. The Nifty Metal Index rose 2.18 per cent.