NEW DELHI : Investors' wealth jumped ₹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 per cent, higher at 33,717.62.
During the holiday-shortened week, the Sensex rallied 2,390.40 points or 7.63 per cent. Led by the improved sentiment, the market capitalisation of the BSE-listed companies gained ₹7,68,168.35 crore to ₹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