Stock market ends lower amid selling in select heavyweights
At the close, the Sensex was 142 points, or 0.19%, lower at 75,867.80, while the Nifty 50 settled with a nominal loss of 7 points, or 0.03%, at 23,907.15.
At the close, the Sensex was 142 points, or 0.19%, lower at 75,867.80, while the Nifty 50 settled with a nominal loss of 7 points, or 0.03%, at 23,907.15.
The combined market valuation of four of the top-10 most valued firms surged by Rs 2.20 lakh crore last week.
The combined market valuation of the top 10 domestic firms eroded sharply by Rs 4.48 lakh crore last week. Major banks, including the State Bank of India and HDFC Bank, took the biggest hit.
Last week, the combined market valuation of eight of the top-10 most-valued firms eroded by Rs 2,81,581.53 crore.
At close, the Sensex was down 1,097 points or 1.37% at 78,918.90, and the Nifty was down 315.45 points or 1.27% at 24,450.45.
Last week, four of the top 10 most-valued firms together added Rs 81,151.31 crore in market valuation. ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank emerged as the biggest gainers.
The combined market valuation of 6 of the top-10 most valued firms jumped Rs 1,97,734.77 crore last week.
Share of Reliance Infrastructure Ltd went up 20 per cent on Wednesday after the company announced that its external debt was down to Rs 475 crore, against the earlier Rs 3,831 crore.
The stock hit a record high of Rs 1,295 on BSE today, up 2% from the previous close, with mcap at Rs 9.1 lakh crore.
Indian equity indices closed at record high due to gains in heavyweights like ICICI Bank and L&T.
