Top-5 Cos Gain Rs 84,559-Cr Mcap
RIL, Airtel, HUL, Bajaj Finance and ITC were the gainers; Meanwhile, TCS, Infosys, SBI, ICICI Bank, and HDFC Bank collectively lost Rs70,757.33 cr
Top-5 Cos Gain Rs 84,559-Cr Mcap
New Delhi: The combined market valuation of five of the top-10 valued firms surged Rs 84,559.01 crore in a holiday-shortened last week, with Hindustan Unilever emerging as the biggest winner. Last week, the BSE benchmark Sensex declined 207.43 points or 0.27 per cent.
The NSE Nifty dipped 75.9 points or 0.33 per cent. Indian stock markets were closed on Thursday for Shri Mahavir Jayanti. While Reliance Industries, Bharti Airtel, Hindustan Unilever, Bajaj Finance and ITC were the gainers, HDFC Bank, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), ICICI Bank, State Bank of India and Infosys faced erosion from their valuation.
The market valuation of Hindustan Unilever surged Rs 28,700.26 crore to Rs 5,56,054.27 crore. Reliance Industries added Rs 19,757.27 crore, taking its market capitalisation (mcap) to Rs 16,50,002.23 crore. The valuation of ITC jumped Rs 15,329.79 crore to Rs 5,27,845.57 crore and that of Bajaj Finance rallied Rs 12,760.23 crore to Rs 5,53,348.28 crore.
