NSE shares crossed the ₹2,000 mark for the first time during intraday trading on Friday as they hit a high of ₹2,007.60. Its market capitalisation also rose to ₹4.92 lakh crore, bringing it closer to the ₹5 lakh crore mark. This comes after NSE reported a 23% year-on-year increase in net profit to ₹2,578 crore for the September quarter.