The combined market valuation of eight of the top-10 most valued domestic firms eroded by Rs 79,129.21 crore last week, with Bajaj Finance and ICICI Bank taking the biggest hit, amid a largely bearish trend in equities. Last week, the BSE benchmark index declined by 444.71 points or 0.51 per cent. From the top-10 pack, Reliance Industries and Larsen & Toubro were the only gainers, while HDFC Bank, Bharti Airtel, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), ICICI Bank, State Bank of India, Infosys, Bajaj Finance and Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) faced erosion from their valuation. The market capitalisation (mcap) of Bajaj Finance dropped by Rs 19,289.7 crore to Rs 6,33,106.69 crore. ICICI Bank's valuation tumbled Rs 18,516.31 crore to Rs 9,76,668.15 crore. The mcap of Bharti Airtel tanked Rs 13,884.63 crore to Rs 11,87,948.11 crore and that of State Bank of India diminished by Rs 7,846.02 crore to Rs 8,88,816.17 crore. Infosys lost Rs 7,145.95 crore from its market valuation which
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According to the analysts, disbursement growth remained soft across most lenders in Q2FY26 due to seasonality and increased caution in SME/MSME segments.
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Bajaj Finance's standalone profit fell 24% to Rs 4,251 crore due to higher loan loss provisions and a high base last year, even as consolidated profit rose 23% on robust loan growth
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Bajaj Finance surged 4 per cent to ₹1,058.60, while L&T Finance (₹271) and Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company (₹1,691.90) were up 3 per cent each on the BSE in Wednesday's intra-day trade.
Bajaj Finance posted robust Q1 FY26 AUM growth and efficiency gains but higher credit costs, MSME stress and regulatory risks suggest the stock is fully priced
The combined market valuation of eight of the top-10 most valued firms jumped by Rs 1,69,506.83 crore last week in tandem with an optimistic trend at the Dalal Street, where Bajaj Finance emerged as the biggest gainer. Last week, the BSE benchmark jumped 1,193.94 points or 1.47 per cent. From the top-10 pack, Reliance Industries, HDFC Bank, TCS, Bharti Airtel, ICICI Bank, State Bank of India, Infosys and Bajaj Finance were the gainers, while Hindustan Unilever Ltd and LIC faced erosion from their valuation. The market valuation of Bajaj Finance jumped Rs 40,788.38 crore to Rs 6,24,239.65 crore. Infosys added Rs 33,736.83 crore taking its valuation to Rs 6,33,773.30 crore. The market capitalisation (mcap) of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) surged Rs 30,970.83 crore to Rs 11,33,926.72 crore and that of Reliance Industries zoomed Rs 27,741.57 crore to Rs 18,87,509.28 crore. State Bank of India's valuation climbed Rs 15,092.06 crore to Rs 7,59,956.75 crore and that of ICICI Bank rall
JM Financial maintains 'Buy' rating on Bajaj Finance with revised target price of ₹1,060, as it expect pressure on yields due to movement in secured segments to be offset by decline in cost of funds
Bajaj Finance, Coal India and Hindustan Aeronautics are the buy recommendations given by Ajit Mishra of Religare Broking
Bajaj Finance is one of India's largest and well-diversified non-banking finance companies (NBFCs). The company provides loans for two wheelers, consumer durables, housing, SME & MSME businesses etc