M-Cap of top eight Sensex firms surges Rs 30,510 crore

Mumbai: The combined market value of top eight Sensex companies rose by Rs 30,510 crore last week, led by a smart rally in SBI and RIL valuations.

     

Barring HDFC and Infosys, other eight companies in the top 10 list saw rise in their market capitalisation (m-cap).

     

The BSE 30-stock index, Sensex, closed the last week at 18,938.46, up nearly 1 percent over the previous week.

     

SBI's m-cap surged Rs 6,804 crore at Rs 1,56,977 crore, while RIL's value soared Rs 6,698 crore at Rs 2,77,414 crore.

     

State-run energy major ONGC added Rs 5,818 crore to its m-cap which reached Rs 2,45,713 crore, while FMCG giant ITC's valuation was up Rs 3,304 crore at Rs 2,16,598 crore.

     

The m-cap of Coal India moved up by Rs 2,495 crore at Rs 2,29,536 crore; NTPC's market worth jumped Rs 2,391 crore at Rs 1,40,791 crore; TCS added Rs 1,908 crore at Rs 2,55,172 crore and ICICI Bank - Rs 1,092 crore at Rs 1,22,991 crore.

     

On the other hand, HDFC Bank lost Rs 1,469 crore from its market value which was Rs 1,46,789 crore and Infosys' m-cap fell by Rs 350 crore to Rs 1,45,160 crore.

     

RIL continued to rule the top 10 chart, followed by TCS, ONGC, CIL, ITC, SBI, HDFC Bank, Infosys, NTPC and ICICI Bank.