Valuation of 6 of top 10 firms surge over Rs 1.18 lakh crore

HDFC Bank Representational image (Photo:IANS)


Last week, the combined market valuation of six of the top 10 most valued firms surged Rs 1,18,151.75. 
 
HDFC Bank and Bharti Airtel emerged as the biggest gainers, in line with firm trend in equities. 
 
 The top gainers from the pack were Reliance Industries, HDFC Bank, Bharti Airtel, ICICI Bank, Infosys and Bajaj Finance.
 
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), State Bank of India, Hindustan Unilever, and ITC faced erosion from their valuation together losing Rs 1.15 lakh crore from their valuation
 
The market valuation of HDFC Bank jumped Rs 32,639.98 crore to Rs 13,25,090.58 crore while the ICICI Bank went up Rs 1,384.81 crore to Rs 8,87,632.56 crore
 
However, the market valuation of the largest public sector lender, State Bank of India, declined Rs 25,926.02 crore to Rs 6,57,789.12 crore
 
Bharti Airtel added Rs 31,003.44 crore taking its valuation to Rs 9,56,205.34 crore.
 
Infosys rallied Rs 21,114.32 crore to Rs 7,90,074.08 crore and that of TCS dipped Rs 16,064.31 crore to Rs 14,57,854.09 crore
 
The valuation of ITC tanked Rs 39,474.45 crore to Rs 5,39,129.60 crore and the mcap of Hindustan Unilever tumbled Rs 33,704.89 crore to Rs 5,55,361.14 crore.  
 
The mcap of Bajaj Finance surged Rs 29,032.08 crore to Rs 5,24,312.82 crore while the mcap of Reliance Industries climbed Rs 2,977.12 crore to Rs 17,14,348.66 crore
 
On Friday, the stock market remained indifferent to the RBI’s rate cut as Sensex and Nifty closed lower for the third consecutive session. 
 
At close, Sensex declined by 0.25 per cent, shedding 197.97 points to settle at 77,860, while the Nifty slipped 0.18 per cent, down 43.4 points to 23,559.95.