Seven of top-10 firms lose Rs 1.16 trn in mcap; Reliance worst hit

The combined market valuation of seven of the 10 most valued firms eroded by Rs 1,16,053.13 crore last week amid an overall bearish trend in equities, with Reliance Industries taking the biggest hit. Last week, the Sensex shed 672 points or 1.15 per cent. While Reliance Industries, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, SBI, Bharti Airtel, Bajaj Finance and HDFC were the laggards from the top-10 pack, TCS, Hindustan Unilever and Infosys emerged as the gainers. The valuation of Reliance Industries fell by Rs 41,706.05 crore to reach Rs 16,08,601.05 crore. State Bank of India's valuation diminished by Rs 17,313.74 crore to Rs 4,73,941.51 crore. The market capitalisation (mcap) of ICICI Bank tanked Rs 13,806.39 crore to Rs 6,01,156.60 crore and that of HDFC Bank eroded by Rs 13,423.6 crore to Rs 7,92,270.97 crore. The mcap of HDFC went lower by Rs 10,830.97 crore to Rs 4,16,077.03 crore and that of Bajaj Finance declined by Rs 10,240.83 crore to Rs 4,44,236.73 crore. Bharti Airtel's valuation dipp

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