Stock Market Closing On 19 April 2024: The last trading session of the week has been very good for the Indian stock market. Sensex has managed to close beyond 73,000 and Nifty beyond 22,000. As soon as the news came in the morning that Israel had attacked Iran, Indian markets opened with a huge fall due to this news. But as the day's trading progressed, Indian markets returned strongly due to buying in banking shares. At the end of today's trading, BSE Sensex closed at 73,088 points with a jump of 600 points, while Nifty closed at 22,147 points with a jump of 151 points.
Market cap surge
Due to this boom that has returned in the Indian stock market, there has been a jump in market capitalization. The market cap of stocks listed on BSE has closed at Rs 393.47 lakh crore whereas in the last session the market cap of the market was Rs 392.89 lakh crore. In today's trading session, a jump of Rs 58,000 crore was seen in the market cap.
condition of the sector
Condition of the sector: This greenery in the Indian market has come due to buying in banking stocks. A rise of more than 500 points was seen in Nifty Bank. Apart from this, stocks related to Auto, FMCG, Metals, Infra, Consumer Durables sectors closed sharply. While Healthcare, Oil & Gas, Real Estate Media, Energy Pharma and IG shares closed with losses. The market regained momentum but midcap and smallcap stocks closed in the red.