Last week, 4 out of the country’s top 10 most valuable companies recorded a total increase of approximately ₹1.43 lakh crore in their market capitalisation. During this period, State Bank of India emerged as the company earning the highest profit. Among the 4 companies that increased their market cap during the week, besides SBI, Reliance Industries, TCS, and Larsen Toubro were included. SBI’s market cap saw the biggest increase of ₹63,922.03 crore. With this, the bank’s total market valuation reached ₹10.12 lakh crore. Reliance’s value increased by ₹32,816 crore Meanwhile, Reliance’s market value increased by ₹32,816.4 crore to ₹18,01,925.19 crore. Additionally, TCS’s value surged by ₹31,875.35 crore and its total market cap reached ₹8.87 lakh crore. LT’s market cap increased by ₹14,637.76 crore to ₹5,56,482.45 crore. LIC suffered the biggest loss On the other hand, the valuation of 6 other major companies included in the top-10 has decreased by a total of ₹1.23 lakh crore. These 6 companies are Bharti Airtel, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Bajaj Finance, LIC and Hindustan Unilever. What is Market Capitalization? Market cap is the value of all the total outstanding shares of any company, i.e., all the shares that are currently held by its shareholders. Its calculation is done by multiplying the total number of issued shares of the company by their price. The market value of companies increases or decreases due to the rise or fall in share prices. There are several other reasons for this… What is the impact of market cap fluctuations on the company and investors? Impact on Company: A large market cap helps the company raise funds from the market, take loans, or acquire other companies. On the other hand, a small or low market cap reduces the company’s ability to make financial decisions. Impact on Investors: When market cap increases, investors benefit directly because the price of their shares goes up. On the other hand, a decline can lead to losses, which may prompt investors to decide to sell their shares. Post navigation Hybrid, EV Cars will be cheaper from 1 April, 2027:Petrol diesel vehicles likely to become expensive; Centre drafts new rules How much it costs govt to keep UPI free?:Shopkeepers may move to cash payments instead if Centre levies fees, says expert
