It took only 61 trading sessions for the Nifty50 to leap from 20,000 to 21,000 points, underscoring the rapid growth in the Indian stock market.

On the domestic front, domestic institutional investors (DIIs) were net buyers of Indian stocks today, buying Rs 2,360.81 crore worth of shares. This helped to boost sentiment and push the markets higher.

In a lackluster trading session, both the Nifty and Sensex displayed a lack of direction, closing unchanged. Mid-caps remained largely stagnant, with Small-caps managing to take out limited gains of 0.3 per cent.

In the last month, the Nifty 50 increased by 2.81 per cent, while Nifty Realty saw an impressive 20.30 per cent rise. Notably, penny stocks, often considered risky, outperformed expectations. About 20 penny stocks surged over 20 per cent in a month and 50 per cent in a year.

The overall sentiment in the broader market appeared negative, as around 460 stocks advanced, while 1,475 stocks recorded declines. This suggests a more bearish outlook in the broader market.

Market breadth appears favorable, with approximately 2340 stocks advancing compared to 608 stocks declining. This positive breadth suggests an overall optimistic sentiment prevailing in the broader market, indicating a potentially promising trading day ahead.

The market breadth remains optimistic, with approximately 2383 stocks advancing in contrast to 1146 stocks experiencing declines. This distribution underscores the prevailing positive sentiment evident within the broader market.

With 2,152 shares declining on the BSE and 1,488 shares rising, the advance-decline ratio strongly remained in favour of declines.

With optimism in the small-cap sector stocks, the advance-decline ratio reveals that approximately 1,600 stocks are on the rise, while 1,323 stocks are experiencing declines.

With a market capitalization of just Rs 325 Crore, the stock has displayed remarkable performance in recent times, delivering  an impressive 288 per cent return in the last two years and over the last three years would leave investors stunned, which is around 1273 per cent.