Investors earned about Rs 6 lakh crore as the overall market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms rose to Rs 451 lakh crore from nearly Rs 445 lakh crore in the previous session.
Broad-based buying lifted midcap and smallcap stocks as global markets rallied, but analysts remain cautious and advise selective investing amid ongoing volatility.
Indian stock markets remained closed on Tuesday on account of the Mahavir Jayanti holiday, with trading suspended on both the NSE (National Stock Exchange) and BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange).
The Nifty Midcap and Smallcap indices declined 0.4% and 0.7%, respectively.
At the close, the Sensex fell 1,342.27 points, or 1.72%, to 76,863.71, while the Nifty dropped 394.75 points, or 1.63%, to 23,866.85.
At the close, the Sensex rose 487.20 points, or 0.60 per cent, to settle at 82,344.68, while the Nifty gained 167.35 points, or 0.66 per cent, to end at 25,342.75.
At close, the Sensex was down 270.84 points or 0.33% at 81,909.63, and the Nifty was down 75 points or 0.30% at 25,157.50.
At close, the Sensex was down 1065.78 points or 1.28% at 82,180.47, and the Nifty was down 353 points or 1.38% at 25,232.50.
The notification was issued under Section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, using powers delegated to the state government by the Ministry of Home Affairs in 1968.
At close, the Sensex was up 301.93 points or 0.36% at 83,878.17, and the Nifty was up 106.95 points or 0.42% at 25,790.25.
