7 out of top-10 companies’ value drops ₹1.75 lakh crore:Top loser Reliance loses ₹89,000 crore worth market cap

The value of 7 out of the country’s 10 largest companies by market cap decreased by Rs 1.75 lakh crore in last week’s trading. This decline came due to tensions in the West Asia and the Israel-Iran war. During this period, Reliance Industries’ value decreased the most. Reliance’s market cap decreased by Rs 89,720 crore to reach Rs 18.24 lakh crore. HDFC’s market cap decreased by Rs 37,248 crore to reach Rs 11.64 lakh crore. Meanwhile, SBI’s market value decreased by Rs 35,399 crore to reach Rs 9.41 lakh crore. Besides these, the market cap of ICICI Bank, Bharti Airtel, HUL and TCS also decreased last week. While the market cap of Larsen Toubro, Bajaj Finance and Infosys increased. Value of 7 out of country’s top-10 companies decreased by Rs 1.75 lakh crore Source: BSE (March 20-27, 2026) Last week Sensex and Nifty fell up to 5.5% Last week, amid the US-Israel and Iran war, the Sensex fell 949.74 (1.27%) and Nifty fell 294.9 (1.27%) points. The stock market had also seen a decline on March 27, Friday. Sensex came down to 73,583 with a decline of 1690 points (2.25%). Similarly, Nifty also fell by 486 points (2.09%) and closed at 22,820. What is Market Capitalisation? Market cap is the value of a company’s total outstanding shares, meaning all shares currently held by its shareholders. This is calculated by multiplying the total number of shares issued by the company with their price. How do market cap fluctuations affect companies and investors? Impact on company: Large market cap helps companies raise funds from market, take loans or acquire other companies. Whereas, small or low market cap reduces company’s ability to make financial decisions. Impact on Investors: Increase in market cap directly benefits investors because their share prices increase. On the other hand, a decline can cause losses, which may lead investors to decide to sell shares. Example: If TCS’s market cap increases from Rs 12.43 lakh crore, investors’ wealth will grow, and the company may get more capital for future investments. But if the market cap falls, it could result in losses.