SENSEX GAINS 16% IN FY 17
Investors
richer by Rs 26 trn
Benchmark Sensex slipped 27 points today to end at 29,620.50 on the last trading day of 2016-17, but scored a gain of over 16 per cent for the full fiscal during which investors' wealth grew by over Rs 26 lakh crore. The broader 50-share index Nifty, which today ended flat at 9,173.75 points, scored even better for the full year with a surge of 18.55 per cent. Measured in terms of total market capitalisation of all listed stocks on the BSE, the overall investor wealth grew to a record high of Rs 121 lakh crore -- up from Rs 94.75 lakh crore at the end of fiscal 2015-16. The Sensex has gained 4,278.64 points, or 16.88 per cent, for the entire fiscal 2016-17. The gauge had touched the year's high of 29,824.62 (intra-day) on March 17 this year. The broader Nifty ended the fiscal with gains of 1,435.55 points, or 18.55 per cent, after scaling the year's high of 9,218.40 (intra-session) on March 17. The index had lost about 9 per cent in the previou…
Benchmark Sensex slipped 27 points today to end at 29,620.50 on the last trading day of 2016-17, but scored a gain of over 16 per cent for the full fiscal during which investors' wealth grew by over Rs 26 lakh crore. The broader 50-share index Nifty, which today ended flat at 9,173.75 points, scored even better for the full year with a surge of 18.55 per cent. Measured in terms of total market capitalisation of all listed stocks on the BSE, the overall investor wealth grew to a record high of Rs 121 lakh crore -- up from Rs 94.75 lakh crore at the end of fiscal 2015-16. The Sensex has gained 4,278.64 points, or 16.88 per cent, for the entire fiscal 2016-17. The gauge had touched the year's high of 29,824.62 (intra-day) on March 17 this year. The broader Nifty ended the fiscal with gains of 1,435.55 points, or 18.55 per cent, after scaling the year's high of 9,218.40 (intra-session) on March 17. The index had lost about 9 per cent in the previou…