Nine of the ten most valued companies added Rs 2.51 lakh crore to their market valuation final week, with Tata Consultancy Services rising as the largest gainer.
Last week, the 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 1,367 factors or 2.66 per cent.
HDFC Bank, Infosys, Hindustan Unilever Limited and ICICI Bank have been among the many gainers whereas Reliance Industries was the only real loser within the pack.
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) added Rs 74,534.87 crore to its market valuation which stood at Rs 12,04,907.32 crore at shut on Friday.
The market capitalisation (mcap) of Hindustan Unilever jumped by Rs 44,888.95 crore to Rs 5,41,240.10 crore. HDFC Bank’s valuation rose by Rs 35,427.18 crore to Rs 7,51,800.31 crore and that of HDFC’s by Rs 24,747.87 crore to Rs 3,97,190.50 crore.
The market valuation of Infosys climbed Rs 22,888.49 crore to Rs 6,06,734.50 crore and that of ICICI Bank went up by Rs 17,813.78 crore to Rs 4,96,354.36 crore.
Bharti Airtel’s mcap elevated by Rs 15,185.45 crore to Rs 3,68,789.63 crore and that of State Bank of India by Rs 11,914.36 crore to Rs 4,05,489.73 crore. Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) added Rs 4,427.5 crore, taking its valuation to Rs 4,18,525.10 crore.
On the opposite hand, the market valuation of Reliance Industries fell by Rs 59,901.07 crore to Rs 16,91,785.45 crore.
In the rating of top-10 companies, Reliance Industries remained essentially the most valued firm, adopted by TCS, HDFC Bank, Infosys, Hindustan Unilever, ICICI Bank, LIC, State Bank of India, HDFC and Bharti Airtel.
Source: www.financialexpress.com”