Market Cap Of Seven Of Top-10 Most-Valued Firms Erodes By Rs 65,656 Crore; Reliance Biggest Laggard
While Reliance Industries, Tata Consultancy Services, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, ITC, Infosys and HDFC were the laggards, Hindustan Unilever, State Bank of India and Bharti Airtel witnessed addition in their market valuations.
The combined market valuation of seven of the top-10 most-valued firms eroded by Rs 65,656.36 crore last week, with Reliance Industries Ltd. taking the biggest hit, amid a muted trend in domestic equities.
Last week, the BSE benchmark gained 45.42 points or 0.07%, and the Nifty climbed 34.75 points or 0.18%.
While Reliance Industries, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., HDFC Bank Ltd., ICICI Bank Ltd., ITC Ltd., Infosys Ltd. and Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd. were the laggards, Hindustan Unilever Ltd., State Bank of India and Bharti Airtel Ltd. witnessed addition in their market valuations.
The market valuation of Reliance Industries eroded by Rs 34,910.54 crore to Rs 16,60,923.11 crore.
ICICI Bank's valuation tumbled Rs 9,355.65 crore to Rs 6,55,197.93 crore and that of Infosys fell by Rs 7,739.51 crore to Rs 5,38,923.48 crore.
The market capitalisation of TCS declined by Rs 7,684.01 crore to Rs 12,10,414.19 crore and that of HDFC Bank dived Rs 5,020.13 crore to Rs 8,97,722.23 crore.
ITC's valuation dipped Rs 621.4 crore to reach Rs 5,50,809.75 crore and that of HDFC went lower by Rs 325.12 crore to Rs 4,88,141.04 crore.
However, HUL added Rs 15,213.6 crore taking its valuation to Rs 6,38,231.22 crore.
Bharti Airtel's mcap jumped Rs 10,231.92 crore to Rs 4,66,263.37 crore and that of State Bank of India climbed Rs 1,204.82 crore to Rs 5,24,053.21 crore.
In the ranking of top-10 firms, Reliance Industries retained the number one rank, followed by TCS, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Hindustan Unilever, ITC, Infosys, State Bank of India, HDFC and Bharti Airtel.