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Business Standard
30-05-2025
- Business
- Business Standard
Rebound continues: Markets extend gains in May; small, midcaps shine
India's market capitalisation saw an increase of ₹19.4 trillion to reach ₹445.5 trillion Sameer Mulgaonkar The Indian stock market continued its upward trajectory in May, with benchmark Nifty and Sensex indices each gaining nearly 2 per cent. The broader market segments outperformed significantly, with the Nifty Midcap 100 index surging 6.1 per cent and the Nifty Smallcap 100 index rallying 8.7 per cent. These gains have enabled most key indices to fully recover from the losses incurred during the first two months of the year. India's market capitalisation saw an increase of ₹19.4 trillion to reach ₹445.5 trillion. From March onwards, the market experienced a remarkable ₹61 trillion jump after a ₹58 trillion erosion in the initial two months of calendar year 2025. This rebound has been largely driven by favourable institutional investor flows. In May alone, foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) purchased shares worth nearly ₹20,000 crore, while mutual funds (MFs) invested over ₹47,000 crore.
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Business Standard
12-05-2025
- Business
- Business Standard
No contest between India and Pakistan markets amid geopolitical tensions
At least 15 Indian companies individually surpass Pakistan's entire market cap, with Reliance Industries alone valued at five times Pakistan's total Samie Modak Sameer Mulgaonkar Mumbai Listen to This Article Amid recent geopolitical tensions, the Indian and Pakistani stock markets have moved in tandem in the past few days. However, Pakistan's market pales in comparison to India's, which remains in a league of its own. India's market capitalisation (mcap), which stands at $5 trillion, is the world's fifth-largest and operates on a vastly different scale than Pakistan's. At least 15 Indian companies individually surpass Pakistan's entire mcap of $46 billion, with Reliance Industries alone valued at five times Pakistan's total. Over the long term, Pakistan's stock market has significantly underperformed India's. Despite a 60 per cent surge in
