Investors amassed crores of rupees as domestic equity benchmarks Nifty50 and Sensex scaled record closing highs on July 15.
A broad-based rally on Dalal Street - led by financial, IT and energy shares - made investors richer by Rs 2.68 lakh crore in a day on July 15.
With that, the mcap of BSE-listed firms touched an unprecedented Rs 455.07 lakh crore on Monday, as against Rs 452.39 lakh crore on Friday, according to provisional exchange data.
SBI, NTPC and ITC were the biggest movers for both Sensex and Nifty50 on July 15.
Positive global cues, strong domestic earnings, and robust foreign fund inflows powered the rally, say analysts.
Investors await the ongoing earnings season to gather steam for domestic cues.