New Delhi, March 25 -- The Indian stock market benchmarks- the Sensex and the Nifty 50- extended gains for the second consecutive session on Wednesday, March 25, a day after clocking strong gains of nearly 2% each.

The Sensex jumped over 700 points, or more than 1%, to 74,841, while the Nifty 50 rose by 250 points, or 1%, to 23,158.

Investors' wealth rose by Rs.6 lakh crore within minutes as the overall market capitalisation of companies listed on the BSE rose to Rs.429 lakh crore from about Rs.423 lakh crore in the previous session.

Why is the stock market rising today?

Let's take a look at five key factors behind the rally in the stock market:

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