Stock market investors have become richer by about Rs 5,00,000 crore (Rs 5 trillion) in little over two months during the Sensex's journey from 15,000 to 16,000, taking the total invested capital in the market to Rs 49,17,402 crore (Rs 49174.02 billion).
The total market capitalisation of all the companies listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange stood at about Rs 44,02,000 crore (Rs 44,020 billion) on July 6 when the Sensex hit the 15,000 level for the first time in history.
At the end of Wednesday's trading session, which saw the benchmark Sensex scaling a new peak of 16,000 for the first time in its history, the total market cap soared to Rs 49,17,402 crore, data available with the exchange shows.
Wednesday's 653-point rally has made the investors richer by about Rs 200,000 crore (Rs 2 trillion). The BSE Sensex settled at 16,322.75.
Out of the five-trillion rupee gain registered during this period, a vast majority has been contributed by the country's biggest blue-chip
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