7 of top 10 companies gain ₹1.18 lakh crore:SBI’s market cap surged by ₹35,953 crore in a week, Airtel gains ₹33,215 crore in value

In terms of market valuation, 7 out of the country’s top-10 companies saw their market value increase by ₹1.18 lakh crore in last week’s trading. Meanwhile, 3 companies’ value decreased by ₹22,095 crore. During this period, SBI’s value increased the most by ₹35,953 crore to reach ₹7.96 lakh crore. Bharti Airtel’s value increased by ₹33,215 crore to reach ₹11.19 lakh crore. Reliance’s value increased by ₹17,389 crore The country’s largest company by market cap, Reliance Industries’ value increased by ₹17,389 crore to reach ₹19.05 lakh crore. TCS’s value increased by ₹12,953 crore to reach ₹11.47 lakh crore. ICICI Bank and Bajaj Finance’s market value decreased Meanwhile, ICICI Bank shares saw selling pressure last week and its value decreased by ₹10,708 crore to reach ₹10.02 lakh crore. During this period, Bajaj Finance’s value decreased by ₹6,347 crore to ₹6.18 lakh crore. Meanwhile, HUL’s value decreased by ₹5,040 crore to ₹6.01 lakh crore. On Friday, Sensex closed 388 points lower at 82,626 On the last trading day of the week Friday, September 19, Sensex closed 388 points lower at 82,626. Nifty also fell by 97 points, closing at 25,327. In today’s trading, there was more buying in public sector banks, pharma and realty stocks. Meanwhile, selling was seen in auto, FMCG, media and IT stocks. What is Market Capitalization? Market cap is the value of a company’s total outstanding shares, meaning all the shares currently held by its shareholders. This is calculated by multiplying the total number of issued shares by their price. Let’s understand this with an example… Let’s say… Company ‘A’ has 1 crore shares bought by people in the market. If one share costs ₹20, then the company’s market value will be 1 crore x 20, which is ₹20 crore. Companies’ market value increases or decreases due to share price fluctuations. There are several other reasons for this… 1. What does it mean when market cap increases? 2. What does decrease in market cap mean? 3. What is the impact of market cap fluctuations on companies and investors? Impact on Company: Large market cap helps companies raise funds from the market, take loans, or acquire other companies. Meanwhile, small or low market cap reduces the company’s ability to make financial decisions. Impact on Investors: Increase in market cap directly benefits investors because their share prices increase. However, a decline can cause losses, which may lead investors to decide to sell shares. Example: If TCS’s market cap increases from ₹12.43 lakh crore, investors’ wealth will increase, and the company may get more capital for future investments. But if the market cap falls, it could result in losses.