New Delhi. Last week proved to be a great week for the stock market and the 30-share Sensex of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE Sensex) gained 657.48 points or 0.84 percent. On the other hand, the National Stock Exchange's Nifty (NSE Nifty) recorded a jump of 225.9 points or 0.95 percent. Last week, the market value of the top-6 companies of the Sensex in the stock market increased by Rs 86,847.88 crore combined. HDFC Bank and Reliance Industries were at the forefront in showering money on their investors last week.
HDFC Bank, Reliance Industries, ICICI Bank, Bharti Airtel, ITC and Hindustan Unilever witnessed an increase in their market valuations during the reporting week, while Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys, State Bank of India and Life Insurance Corporation of India witnessed a decline in their market cap.
These companies benefited last week
According to PTI, during the week, the market cap of HDFC Bank rose by Rs 20,235.95 crore to Rs 13,74,945.30 crore. The valuation of Reliance Industries rose by Rs 20,230.9 crore to Rs 16,52,235.07 crore. The valuation of ITC rose by Rs 17,933.49 crore to Rs 5,99,185.81 crore and that of ICICI Bank rose by Rs 15,254.01 crore to Rs 9,22,703.05 crore. The market value of Bharti Airtel rose by Rs 11,948.24 crore to Rs 9,10,735.22 crore. The market cap of Hindustan Unilever rose by Rs 1,245.29 crore to Rs 5,49,863.10 crore.
These companies incurred losses last week.
In contrast to this trend, SBI's valuation fell by Rs 11,557.39 crore to Rs 7,13,567.99 crore. LIC's market cap fell by Rs 8,412.24 crore to Rs 5,61,406.80 crore. Infosys' valuation fell by Rs 2,283.75 crore to Rs 7,95,803.15 crore. TCS' market cap fell by Rs 36.18 crore to Rs 15,08,000.79 crore.
In the list of top 10 companies of Sensex,
Reliance Industries remained at the first position, followed by TCS, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Bharti Airtel, Infosys, State Bank of India, ITC, LIC and Hindustan Unilever.
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