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Investor wealth jumps Rs 7.68 lakh crore in four days of market rally

During the holiday-shortened week, the Sensex rallied 2,390.40 points or 7.63 percent.

April 30, 2020 / 10:53 PM IST
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Investors' wealth jumped Rs 7.68 lakh crore in four days of market rally, with the Sensex ralling 997 points on Thursday. Rising for the fourth straight session, the 30-share BSE Sensex settled 997.46 points, or 3.05 percent, higher at 33,717.62.

During the holiday-shortened week, the Sensex rallied 2,390.40 points or 7.63 percent.

Led by the improved sentiment, the market capitalisation of the BSE-listed companies gained Rs 7,68,168.35 crore to Rs 1,29,41,620.82 crore in four trading days.

"Markets this week rallied from the lows seen in March 2020. After almost a month of lockdown the world over, early signs of easing of the same along with some signs of the flattening of the COVID-19 curve spurred hope of economic activity resuming albeit at a slow pace. Some promise of a possible cure with positive preliminary results of a few drugs also added to hope and optimism," Shibani Sircar Kurian, executive vice-president, fund manager and head (equity research) of Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company, said.

ONGC was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rallying 13.40 percent, followed by HCL Tech, Hero MotoCorp, TCS, Maruti and Infosys.

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In the broader market, the BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices rose up to 1.46 percent.

BSE metal index zoomed 8.27 percent, followed by auto, IT, teck and oil and gas.

"The Indian markets had a strong run on the last trading day of the week, buoyed by encouraging drug trials result in the US to treat COVID-19," Religare Broking Ltd Vice-President (Research) Ajit Mishra said.

On the BSE, 1,342 companies advanced and 1,093 declined, while 171 remained unchanged.

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first published: Apr 30, 2020 07:25 pm

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