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BSE Sensex Falls 742 Points, Top Firms Lose Rs94,433 Crore

Losses led by TCS, Reliance, HDFC Bank drove a market cap decline for six of India’s top-10 firms last week

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Overview

  • The Sensex dropped 742 points, or 0.90%, in the week to July 18, erasing substantial investor gains
  • Tata Consultancy Services saw the steepest hit with a Rs27,335 crore valuation drop
  • Reliance Industries and HDFC Bank followed with losses of Rs24,358 crore and Rs20,052 crore respectively
  • State Bank of India added Rs13,208 crore, joined by gains at Bajaj Finance, ICICI Bank and LIC
  • Despite the swing driven by RBI rate cuts, foreign flows and global risks, the ranking of the top-10 firms remained unchanged