The Indian stock market closed in the green zone today i.e. Thursday, June 20. The market opened for trading in the green zone in the morning. However, within a few minutes the market again came into the red zone. In today's session, buying was once again seen in banking stocks. Buying was also seen in metal stocks. Therefore, the midcap and smallcap sector stocks have again seen a shine.
At the end of today's trading, the BSE Sensex closed 141 points higher at 77,479 points and the National Stock Exchange's Nifty closed 51 points higher at 23,567 points.
Regional status
In today's trading, Nifty Bank has seen a great rise due to buying in banking stocks. Apart from this, buying is being seen in metal, energy, real estate, oil and gas sector stocks. While auto and pharma stocks declined. In today's session, fresh buying was seen in mid cap and small cap stocks. Out of 30 stocks of BSE Sensex, 15 closed with a gain and 15 with a decline.
Increase in market cap
The boom in the stock market has led to a surge in investor wealth. The market cap of shares listed on the BSE closed at Rs. 435.91 lakh crore.
The market made an all-time high yesterday
Earlier yesterday, on June 19, the stock market had made an all-time high level for the second consecutive day. The Sensex rose 550 points to reach 77,851. However, it later declined and closed 36 points higher at 77,337.
Nifty also rose by 107 points today to reach 23,664. Later it also saw a decline and closed down 41 points at 23,516. Earlier yesterday i.e. on 18 June, the market had made an all-time high.