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Sensex jumps 1,600 points as India m-cap tops ₹500 trillion

2026-11-05 · 1 source · Business Standard Markets

In short

The Sensex rose by 1,600 points during the trading day, and India’s market value crossed ₹500 trillion. The report said a big drop in Brent crude overnight helped the market.

What the reporting says

The Sensex jumped 1,600 points intraday and India’s market capitalisation topped ₹500 trillion, according to the market report. The cited reason was stronger economic tailwinds, with Geojit Investments’ VK Vijayakumar highlighting a sharp overnight fall in Brent crude as the strongest positive for the market.

Why it matters

The Sensex surged intraday by 1,600 points and India’s market value crossed ₹500 trillion in the market report. Geojit Investments’ VK Vijayakumar said stronger economic tailwinds were helping sentiment, and pointed to the sharp overnight fall in Brent crude as the main positive.

Touches: Geojit Investments, Markets, Energy, Commodities

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