Open interest, the carry-forward position of stock market participants, increased by Rs 18,000 crore (Rs 180 billion) -- nearly 50 per cent -- in the first six days of the December contract, whose trading began on the first day of this month.
The Indian market on Tuesday displaced its South Korean counterpart to attain the fourth position in the market cap rankings for the Asia Pacific region, with a total market cap of $821 billion.