BSE firms' m-cap tops Rs 100-lakh crore again

Boosted by a rally in stocks, the total market valuation of BSE-listed companies regained the Rs 100-lakh crore mark on Monday. The total market capitalisation of there companies stood at Rs 1,01,68,542 crore at the end of trade. Investor wealth of BSE-listed firms, measured by market capitalisation, had on last Monday slipped below the Rs 100-lakh crore mark. The 30-Sensex companies, which are among the biggest in the country, now account for nearly 50 per cent or about Rs 44 lakh crore of total investor wealth. BSE is among the world's 10 largest exchanges in terms of market value, while it is the biggest globally for number of firms listed on its platform.

It has over 4,200 actively traded companies and over 2.7 crore investors trade on it.

The total market valuation of all listed firms on the BSE had hit a record high of Rs 100 trillion in November 2014.

The total market cap has more than doubled in the last five years from Rs 50 lakh crore in 2009 while it has grown 10 times ever since it scaled the Rs 10 lakh crore summit in 2003.

Among the 30-Sensex stocks, 27 ended the day with gains, led by ONGC, Bajaj Auto and Cipla.

Among the BSE sectoral indices, Oil & Gas rose by 3.52 per cent, followed by Realty (2.51 per cent), Healthcare (2.35 per cent), FMCG (2.08 per cent), Power (2 per cent), Consumer Durable (1.82 per cent), IT (1.68 per cent), Auto (1.55 per cent) and Metal (1.54 per cent).

At the BSE, 1,951 stocks advanced, 831 declined, while 106 remained unchanged.