BSE Sensex and Nifty50, the Indian equity benchmark indices, rallied strongly in trade on Thursday. While BSE Sensex briefly crossed the 80,000 mark, Nifty50 moved above 24,200.

The market rally boosted investors' wealth by approximately Rs 5.8 lakh crore, as the market capitalisation of BSE-listed companies climbed to Rs 450.32 lakh crore

Indian equity markets surge over 1,000 points midday, driven by auto and financial stocks, positive market breadth and strong momentum.

Highlights: Bulls dominated Dalal Street as all constituent stocks of the Nifty50, barring Sun Pharma and Britannia, ended in the green, with gains extending up to 8.55 per cent

In the Indian stock market, foreign institutional investors (FIIs) sold shares worth Rs 1,782.71 cr on January 1, 2025, while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) bought shares worth Rs 1,690.37 cr

The 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex jumped 1,436.30 points or 1.83% — its best single-day gain in more than a month — to settle at 79,943.71. During the day, it soared 1,525.46 points or 1.94% to 80,032.87.

Indian equity benchmark indices, BSE Sensex and Nifty50, opened in green on Wednesday, the first trading day of the New Year 2025.

Despite losses in Asian markets, Indian benchmark equity indices rose sharply on Thursday; Know key reasons why Sensex, Nifty are rising

Indian stock market, on Thursday, continued their upward momentum, with benchmark indices climbing more than 1% each. The Sensex soared over 1,000 points, while the Nifty 50 crossed the critical 23,950 mark,