Mcap of 6 of top-10 most valued firms decline by Rs 57,408 cr; TCS, HDFC Bank major laggards
market valuation of six of the top-10 most valued firms declined Rs 57,408.22 crore last week, with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and HDFC Bank taking the biggest hit, in-line with muted trends in equities. Last week, the BSE benchmark declined 214.11 points, or 0.29 per cent, even after hitting an all-time high of 72,561.91 on January 1.
The market valuation of TCS fell by Rs 20,929.77 crore to Rs 13,67,661.93 crore, the most among the top-10 firms.
HDFC Bank's market capitalisation (mcap) declined Rs 20,536.48 crore to Rs 12,77,435.56 crore.
The valuation of Hindustan Unilever fell Rs 10,114.99 crore to Rs 6,15,663.40 crore.
The mcap of Infosys went down Rs 4,129.69 crore to Rs 6,36,222.11 crore, and that of ICICI Bank by Rs 1,608.05 crore to Rs 6,97,357.42 crore.
The valuation of State Bank of India dipped Rs 89.24 crore to Rs 5,72,826.22 crore.
However, the mcap of Reliance Industries jumped Rs 14,816.85 crore to Rs 17,63,644.77 crore while ITC added Rs 14,409.32 crore taking its valuation to Rs 5,91,219.09 crore.
Bharti Airtel's market valuation climbed Rs 8,200.55 crore to Rs 5,88,846.09 crore.
