Equities in 2021: Investors turn wealthier by Rs 78 trn amid Covid shocks

Equity investors reaped handsome rewards in 2021 as their wealth grew nearly Rs 78 lakh crore by dint of impressive market rallies despite pandemic shocks.

In what turned out to be a historic year, the Indian stock indices went past multiple milestones and as the curtains came down on the last trading day of 2021, the 30-share Sensex made an annual gain of 10,502.49 points or 21.99 per cent.

The Sensex soared past the momentous 50,000 and 62,000 levels this year as it sustained the momentum after the pandemic-triggered crash in March 2020.

During the entire 2021, the key index made monthly gains