
Dalal Street investors gained Rs 9.68 lakh crore in a market rally, as the Sensex reached a new record high of 73,402.16, and the market capitalisation of BSE-listed companies hit an all-time high of Rs 376 lakh crore. The Nifty breached the level of 22,000, indicating potential recovery for IT stocks. Among the Sensex firms on Monday, Wipro jumped over 6 per cent after the IT company's December quarter earnings beat estimates. The other prominent gainers were HCL Technologies, Infosys, Bharti Airtel, Tech Mahindra, HDFC Bank and Reliance Industries.