Top-7 firms shed Rs 2.16 lakh cr in mcap

New Delhi: The combined market valuation of seven of the 10 most valued firms eroded by Rs2,16,092.54 crore last week, with Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) and State Bank of India (SBI) taking the biggest hit.

Last week, the BSE barometer Sensex tumbled 1,290.87 points or 2.12 per cent. While HDFC Bank, Infosys, ICICI Bank, HDFC and Bharti Airtel were the other laggards among the top-10 firms, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Hindustan Unilever Limited and ITC emerged as the winners. The market valuation of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) tumbled Rs 71,003.2 crore to Rs 15,81,601.11 crore, the most among the top-10 firms. State Bank of India's valuation tanked Rs 46,318.73 crore to reach Rs 4,82,107.53 crore. The market valuation of ICICI Bank plunged Rs 36,836.03 crore to Rs 5,70,509.34 crore. HDFC Bank's valuation declined by Rs 24,899.93 crore to Rs 9,01,287.61 crore and that of Bharti Airtel fell by Rs 23,747.55 crore to Rs 4,31,583.22 crore. The market capitalisation (mcap) of HDFC went lower by Rs 10,257.28 crore to Rs 4,85,809.79 crore and that of Infosys dipped Rs 3,029.82 crore to Rs 6,38,891.87 crore.