Stock market today: The Indian stock market witnessed healthy broad-based buying in intraday trade on Wednesday, July 15, with benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty 50 rising more than 0.5%, while the mid- and small-cap indices gained up to 1%, despite escalating US-Iran tensions and rising crude oil prices.
The 30-share pack rose nearly 600 points, or 0.80%, to an intraday high of 77,641.86, while the Nifty 50 climbed to 24,218.15, rising more than 150 points, or 0.70%.
The Nifty Midcap 100 index rose by 0.70% to hit its 52-week high of 63,183.35, while the Nifty Smallcap 100 index vaulted 1.2% to its 52-week high of 19,450.35.
Investors wealth grew by about ₹3.5 lakh crore as the overall market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms rose to ₹483 lakh crore from ₹479.5 lakh crore in the previous session.
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