The total market capitalisation of BSE-listed companies touched a new high of Rs 160.68 trillion today(9th Oct.2020), led by RIL, information technology (IT), and pharmaceutical stocks. Investor wealth of BSE-listed firms, measured by market capitalisation (m-cap), saw a previous record high of Rs 160.57 trillion, scaled on January 17, 2020.
At 02:40 pm, the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex traded at 40,526 points. The index is just 4 percent away from its all-time high level of 42,273.87, touched on January 20, 2020. The S&P BS Sensex, however, ended the day at 40,509 levels - up 327 points, 0.8 percent. On the other hand, the S&P BSE Midcap and the S&P BSE Smallcap index are over 20 percent away from their respective record high levels hit during January 2018.