INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
New Delhi: Six of the 10 most valued Indian companies together added Rs 99,994.06 crore in market valuation last week, with Tata Consultancy
Services (TCS) topping the list.
HDFC Bank, HUL, HDFC, Infosys and Kotak Mahindra Bank were also on the gainers' side, while Reliance
Industries Ltd (RIL), ITC, SBI and ICICI Bank suffered losses in market capitalisation (m-cap) for the week ended Friday.
The valuation of
that of Infosys jumped Rs 11,970.87 crore to Rs 3,21,924.71 crore.
The market cap of HDFC climbed Rs 9,538.27 crore to Rs 3,75,774.07 crore
and that of Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) advanced Rs 7,799.37 crore to Rs 3,86,449.46 crore.
Kotak Mahindra Bank's valuation rose by Rs
1,116.72 crore to Rs 2,90,098.18 crore.
In contrast, the m-cap of ITC dropped Rs 14,097.4 crore to Rs 3,41,586.77 crore and that of ICICI
Bank dived Rs 5,197.06 crore to Rs 2,73,072.28 crore.
RIL's valuation tumbled Rs 4,452.13 crore to Rs 8,42,933.64 crore and that of State
Bank of India (SBI) declined Rs 1,829.54 crore to Rs 3,14,637.18 crore.
In the ranking of top-10 firms, RIL retained the number one
position, followed by TCS, HDFC Bank, HUL, HDFC, ITC, Infosys, SBI, Kotak Mahindra Bank and ICICI Bank.
On a weekly basis, the Sensex gained
279.4 points to close at 39,714.20 on Friday.
