Overview
- The combined market value of HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, TCS, Bajaj Finance and Hindustan Unilever fell by about ₹1,02,771.87 crore for the week.
- HDFC Bank posted the steepest drop, losing ₹56,124.48 crore to end at a valuation of ₹12,01,267.28 crore.
- Reliance Industries added ₹45,942.75 crore to reach ₹19,14,235.92 crore and retained its status as the country’s most-valued company.
- Bharti Airtel gained ₹24,462.03 crore, State Bank of India rose ₹10,707.52 crore, and Infosys and LIC recorded smaller increases.
- Benchmarks were nearly flat for the week with the Sensex down 30.96 points and the Nifty lower by 36.6 points after Thursday’s slump and a selective rebound on Friday.