The Indian stock market saw healthy buying on Friday, October 10, with the benchmarks- the Sensex and the Nifty 50- extending gains to the second consecutive session amid mixed global cues.
The Sensex rose 329 points, or 0.40 per cent, to close at 82,500.82, while the Nifty 50 settled at 25,285.35, up 104 points, or 0.41 per cent. Gains were broad-based as the BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices rose 0.36 per cent and 0.59 per cent, respectively.
The overall market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms rose to nearly ₹462 lakh crore from ₹460 lakh crore in the previous session, making investors richer by about ₹2 lakh crore in a single session.
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