Samie Modak

The sector's dominance in the Nifty index comes on the back of a 50x increase in m-cap over two decades, reaching Rs 91 trn in 2025 from just Rs 1.8 trn in 2005

On Monday, ICICI Bank also hit a milestone, with its market value surpassing ₹10 trillion for the first time

Prominent blue-chip firms like NTPC, Coal India, Wipro, and Reliance Industries also exceeded the 2 per cent mandate

When Gensol Engineering made its public market debut through a small and medium enterprises (SME) initial public offering (IPO) in September 2019, its promoters held a commanding 96 per cent stake.Now, that figure has shrunk to a 'negligible' fraction.

The rupee extended its recovery from February's record low of 87.95 a dollar, rising 2 per cent in March and 1.16 per cent in April

DIIs led by mutual funds and insurers held 17.62 per cent in March 2025, exceeding FPIs' 17.22 per cent; mutual fund stake in NSE firms crosses 10 per cent for first time

The Nifty 50 index largely comprises of top 50 companies in terms of free float market capitalisation

Domestic institutional investors (DIIs), mostly mutual funds and insurance companies, overtook foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) in ownership of NSE-listed companies in the March quarter of 2025.According to Prime Database, DIIs held a 17.62 per cent stake, up from 16.89 per cent in the December 2024 quarter.

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The Indian rupee also strengthened, rising from a low of 88 in February to below 84 this month