(PTI) The combined market valuation of seven of the top-10 most valued firms fell by ₹77,434.98 crore last week, with ITC and HDFC Bank taking the biggest hit, in-line with a muted trend in equities.
Last week, the BSE benchmark fell by 524.06 points or 0.78 per cent.
While Reliance Industries, HDFC Bank, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), ICICI Bank, Hindustan Unilever, ITC and Bajaj Finance Limited were the main laggards in the top-10 pack, Infosys, State Bank of India and Bharti Airtel made gains in their market capitalisation (mcap).
The valuation of ITC fell by ₹26,192.05 crore to ₹5,83,732.19 crore.
HDFC Bank's mcap declined by ₹22,747.89 crore to ₹12,40,322.63 crore and that of Bajaj Finance plunged ₹12,127.47 crore to ₹4,47,298.52 crore.
The market valuation of Reliance Industries tumbled ₹5,818.43 crore to ₹17,10,076.74 crore and that of TCS went lower by ₹5,214.15 crore to ₹12,27,739.80 crore.
Hindustan Unilever's valuation eroded by ₹4,417.23 crore to ₹6,07,369.34 crore and that of ICICI Bank dipped by ₹917.76 crore to ₹6,96,495.74 crore.
However, the mcap of Bharti Airtel jumped ₹5,643.3 crore to ₹5,00,369.30 crore and that of Infosys climbed ₹4,129.44 crore to ₹5,56,271.03 crore.
The valuation of State Bank of India gained ₹981.71 crore to ₹5,49,800.72 crore.
In the ranking of top-10 companies, Reliance Industries retained the title of the most valued firm followed by HDFC Bank, TCS, ICICI Bank, Hindustan Unilever, ITC, Infosys, State Bank of India, Bharti Airtel and Bajaj Finance.
