Market capitalization of 9 of top-10 most valued firms jump ₹1.85 lakh crore; Reliance and HDFC top gainers

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₹1,85,320.49 crore in market valuation, with Reliance Industries Ltd and HDFC Bank leading the surge, reflecting a broader rally in equities.The BSE benchmark soared by 1,404.45 points, or 1.89%, and the 30-share BSE Sensex reached an all-time intraday high of 75,636.50 on Friday.Among the top-10 most-valued companies, only ITC lagged behind.Also read: Week Ahead: Q4 Results, F&O expiry, Lok Sabha elections, global cues among key market triggers this weekReliance Industries' market valuation increased by ₹61,398.65 crore, reaching ₹20,02,509.35 crore. HDFC Bank saw a rise of ₹38,966.07 crore, bringing its valuation to ₹11,53,129.36 crore.

Life Insurance Corporation of India's (LIC) valuation jumped by ₹35,135.36 crore to ₹6,51,348.26 crore. Bharti Airtel's market capitalisation soared by ₹22,921.42 crore to ₹7,87,838.71 crore, while Hindustan Unilever's climbed by ₹9,985.76 crore to ₹5,56,829.63 crore.Infosys' market valuation increased by ₹8,821.99 crore to ₹6,08,198.38 crore, and State Bank of India's (SBI) rose by ₹6,916.57 crore to ₹7,39,493.34 crore.