Market update

The Indian stock market witnessed strong gains in intraday trade on Friday, April 10, with the benchmark indices rising more than 1% each. The Sensex jumped over 850 points, or over 1%, to an intraday high of 77,501, while the Nifty 50 rose by 250 points, or 1%, to the day's high of 24,036. The mid and small-cap segments also added more than 1% during the session. The overall market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms rose to nearly ₹450 lakh crore from ₹445 lakh crore in the previous session, making investors richer by about ₹5 lakh crore in a day.