Outlook Business Desk
Last week, between February 17 to 21, 2025, the benchmark BSE Sensex fell by 628.15 points or 0.82% to 75,311.06. The NSE Nifty 50 dropped by 133.35 points or 0.58% to 22,795.90.
The total market value of eight out of the ten largest firms decreased by Rs 1,65,784.9 crore.
TCS is the largest IT services firm in India and witnessed the biggest hit in the market cap. The market capitalisation of TCS declined by Rs 53,185.89 crore to Rs 13,69,717.48 crore.
Bharti Airtel, the telecom major, saw its market cap fall by Rs 44,407.77 crore to Rs 9,34,223.77 crore.
The private sector bank experienced a significant decline of Rs 18,235.45 crore in its market cap to Rs 8,70,579.68 crore.
FMCG giant Hindustan Unilever also witnessed a significant decline with its market cap dropping by Rs 17,962.62 crore to Rs 5,26,684.38 crore.
Infosys saw a sharp drop in its market cap to Rs 7,36,613.54 crore, down by Rs 17,086.61 crore from Rs 7,53,700.15 crore a week-ago.
HDFC Bank reported a decrease of Rs 2,555.53 crore in its market cap bringing the overall figure down to Rs 12,94,152.82 crore.
The valuation of the country's largest public sector bank experienced a decrease of Rs 401.61 crore bringing its total valuation down to Rs 6,43,955.96 crore.