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Investors gain over Rs 1.5 lakh crore as Sensex rallies 486 points

Financial, auto, cigarettes, infra and refineries sector added more than Rs 10,000 cr each

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SI Reporter Mumbai
Investors' stock market wealth increased by over Rs 150,000 crore (Rs 1.5 lakh crore) on Wednesday after the Sensex recorded its sharpest single-day rally on Budget day in past one decade.

The total investor wealth, measured in terms of cumulative market value of all listed companies, rose by Rs 1.71 lakh crore and stood at Rs 114.27 lakh crore at the end of the day's trade as the equity markets have given a huge thumb up to the Union Budget 2017, presented by the Finance Minister today.

The data shows that the 1.76% rise (or 486 points) in