Half-a-trillion dollar investor wealth gone since September peak

India Business News: Indian stock market has hit a milestone with BSE's market cap crossing Rs 400 lakh crore for the first time. The surge, led by retail investors, refle

The S&P BSE Sensex rose 242.27 points to 61,354.71, while the NSE Nifty 50 gained 82.65 points to settle at 18,147.65. The broader markets also sharply as investors remain optimistic about future growth.

Fund flow today: FIIs bought stocks of Indian companies for ₹8,229.80 crore, DIIs bought equities worth ₹8,022.52 crore

New Delhi, Dec 6 (PTI) Investors turned wealthier by Rs 2.17 lakh crore on Wednesday, as benchmark indices raced to scale new peaks, lifted by gains in blue chip stocks on the back of strong institutional inflows. Benchmark sensitive indices Sensex and Nifty touched record highs in initial trade on Wednesday, with Nifty nearing the […]

After India became the world's fourth largest stock market, Dalal Street experienced a sell-off with the Sensex falling over 1,000 points and the Nifty cracking over 1%. The broader market also saw a decline, particularly in mid and smallcap indices. This resulted in investors losing about Rs 8 lakh crore in market capitalisation of all BSE-listed stocks. Despite positive momentum in global markets, banks, oil and gas stocks, FMCG, and metals experienced a downside, while pharma and IT sectors saw buying activity.

We are seeing a mean reversion phenomenon in the markets where the mid- and small-cap indices both peaked in October and are now experiencing a correction at a rate faster than the Nifty said Deepak Jasani, head of retail research at HDFC Securities. Investors display a sentiment of risk aversion and are not willing to wait longer, and hence are pulling out of the market booking profits wherever available or cutting losses.

Analysts said the coming weeks will see the direction of the market influenced significantly by the flow of funds from foreign investors.

India's stock rally on Dalal Street has led to a significant increase in market capitalization, driven by a surge in Nifty and multibagger returns from small and midcap stocks. The market cap is inching closer to the $5 trillion mark and is predicted to reach $10 trillion by 2030.

MUMBAI: India’s market capitalisation scaled a new peak on Thursday as it hit the Rs 295 lakh crore mark on the back of sustained foreign fund buying .

Foreign portfolio investors were net sellers at Rs 308 crore on Friday. Domestic institutional investors, on the other hand, bought shares worth Rs 1,245 crore.