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02/08/26, The combined market capitalisation of nine of India's 10 most valuable listed companies rose by nearly Rs 2.51 lakh crore last week, tracking a broad recovery in the stock market as easing crude prices, improving geopolitical sentiment and stronger quarterly earnings lifted investor confidence.

Bajaj Finance emerged as the biggest beneficiary among the top 10 firms, with its market valuation climbing by more than Rs 80,000 crore during the week. The sharp rise came as the financial services company reported a 28 per cent year-on-year increase in consolidated profit after tax for the June quarter of FY27.


The benchmark BSE Sensex gained 2,034.87 points, or 2.67 percent, over the week, while the NSE Nifty advanced 616.15 points, or 2.59 percent.

"Markets staged a strong rebound during the week, snapping their recent losing streak as easing crude oil prices, improving geopolitical sentiment, encouraging Q1 FY27 earnings, and renewed foreign institutional investor (FII) buying lifted risk appetite," said Ajit Mishra, SVP-Research at Religare Broking.

Bajaj Finance's market value increased by Rs 80,345.97 crore to Rs 7,10,817.51 crore, making it the strongest performer among the country's 10 most valued companies. Its shares ended more than 8 per cent higher on Friday following the quarterly earnings announcement.

Bharti Airtel was the second-biggest gainer in terms of market valuation, adding Rs 44,959.5 crore to reach Rs 12,30,005.63 crore.

The market capitalisation of Tata Consultancy Services rose by Rs 40,414.03 crore to Rs 8,55,894.78 crore, while Reliance Industries added Rs 39,447.35 crore, taking its valuation to Rs 17,69,108.79 crore.

Larsen & Toubro's market value increased by Rs 21,096.8 crore to Rs 5,41,844.69 crore. State Bank of India also gained Rs 10,845.97 crore, with its market capitalisation reaching Rs 9,47,799.81 crore.

HDFC Bank added Rs 8,164.73 crore to its valuation, which stood at Rs 11,52,150.63 crore at the end of the week. Life Insurance Corporation of India gained Rs 4,427.49 crore, while ICICI Bank's market value rose by Rs 1,660.37 crore.

Hindustan Unilever was the sole decliner among the top 10 companies. Its market capitalisation fell by Rs 10,326.46 crore to Rs 4,93,602.13 crore during the week.

Reliance Industries continued to hold the top spot in India's market-cap ranking, followed by Bharti Airtel, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, State Bank of India, TCS, Bajaj Finance, Larsen & Toubro, LIC and Hindustan Unilever.

The week's rally marked a notable shift in market sentiment after a period of weakness, with investors responding positively to a combination of domestic earnings momentum and improved global risk appetite. The return of foreign institutional buying also provided additional support to the broader market, helping lift valuations across several heavyweight stocks.

 Source: Network18 

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