Airtel, Reliance lead market gains: Top-10 valued firms add ₹1.62 lakh crore in a week

India’s top corporates saw a sharp rise in valuations last week as six of the ten most-valued companies collectively added ₹1,62,288.06 crore to their market capitalisation, buoyed by bullish investor sentiment and a strong rally in benchmark indices.

The BSE Sensex gained 1,289.57 points or 1.58% during the week, fueling the surge in market caps. Leading the charge were Bharti Airtel and Reliance Industries, while a few blue chips like TCS and Bajaj Finance posted marginal losses.

Top Gainers in Market Capitalisation:

Bharti Airtel: Jumped by ₹54,055.96 crore to ₹11,04,469.29 crore

Reliance Industries: Rose by ₹50,070.14 crore to ₹19,82,033.60 crore

HDFC Bank: Added ₹38,503.91 crore, reaching ₹15,07,281.79 crore

Infosys: Gained ₹8,433.06 crore to ₹6,73,751.09 crore

ICICI Bank: Increased by ₹8,012.13 crore to ₹10,18,387.76 crore

State Bank of India (SBI): Added ₹3,212.86 crore to touch ₹7,10,399.75 crore

Top Losers in Market Capitalisation:

Bajaj Finance: Lost ₹17,876.42 crore, ending at ₹5,62,175.67 crore

TCS: Down ₹4,613.06 crore to ₹12,42,577.89 crore

Hindustan Unilever: Dropped ₹3,336.42 crore to ₹5,41,557.29 crore

LIC: Fell ₹1,106.88 crore to ₹5,92,272.78 crore

Latest Valuation Rankings:

Reliance Industries – ₹19.82 lakh crore

HDFC Bank – ₹15.07 lakh crore

TCS – ₹12.42 lakh crore

Bharti Airtel – ₹11.04 lakh crore

ICICI Bank

SBI

Infosys

LIC

Bajaj Finance

Hindustan Unilever

Despite mixed movements in heavyweight stocks, the market remains resilient, with strong institutional buying and sectoral performance driving momentum in large-cap names.