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The combined marketplace valuation of 5 of the top-10 most-valued firms eroded by ₹1 lakh crore past week, with HDFC Bank taking the biggest hit.
Last week, the BSE benchmark Sensex dipped 30.96 points, oregon 0.04%, and the NSE Nifty slipped 36.6 points, oregon 0.15%.
“Markets ended the week connected a mostly level enactment with a antagonistic bias, reflecting underlying caution among participants. The code remained affirmative during the archetypal 3 sessions; however, a crisp diminution connected Thursday [March 19, 2026] erased the gains, followed by a volatile last session,” Ajit Mishra, SVP, Research, Religare Broking Ltd, said.
While HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Bajaj Finance and Hindustan Unilever were the laggards, Reliance Industries, Bharti Airtel, State Bank of India, Infosys, and Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) emerged arsenic the winners.
The combined marketplace valuation of the 5 firms eroded by ₹1,02,771.87 crore.
HDFC Bank’s valuation tumbled ₹56,124.48 crore to ₹12,01,267.28 crore.
The marketplace valuation of Hindustan Unilever dropped ₹18,009.62 crore to ₹4,89,631.32 crore.
Bajaj Finance mislaid ₹15,338.42 crore to ₹5,16,715.12 crore.
The marketplace capitalisation (mcap) of TCS declined ₹7,127.63 crore to ₹8,64,940 crore and that of ICICI Bank edged little by ₹6,171.72 crore to ₹8,91,673.06 crore.
However, the valuation of Reliance Industries jumped ₹45,942.75 crore to ₹19,14,235.92 crore.
The mcap of Bharti Airtel surged ₹24,462.03 crore to ₹10,52,893.75 crore and that of State Bank of India climbed ₹10,707.52 crore to ₹9,76,968.57 crore.
The marketplace valuation of LIC edged higher by ₹2,624.88 crore to ₹4,91,610.45 crore and Infosys added ₹2,473.79 crore taking its mcap to ₹5,08,789.37 crore.
Reliance Industries remained the most-valued firm, followed by HDFC Bank, Bharti Airtel, State Bank of India, ICICI Bank, TCS, Bajaj Finance, Infosys, LIC and Hindustan Unilever Ltd.
