Market Valuation

Google-parent Alphabet nears $4 trn mark: What drove its valuation?

Alphabet's stock price rose more than 5 per cent on Monday to reach a new record of $315.9 per share, giving the company its near-$4 trillion valuation

India to be 3rd-largest economy by 2028; equities remain pricey: UBS

From a stock market perspective, however, UBS remains underweight on Indian equities as valuations in their view still look expensive relative to the ordinary fundamental performance of companies.

PL Capital sees Nifty at 28,781 in 1 yr; banks, auto, defence to lead rally

Analysts at PL Capital expect domestic-oriented sectors to outperform, naming banks, NBFCs, autos, retail, consumer staples, defence, metals, and select consumer durables as top picks.

Foreign investors should turn positive on India by early 2026: Sujan Hajra

The upward revision in RBI's FY26 growth forecast signals strong confidence in India's domestic economic momentum which has consistently beaten expectations

Tata Group loses $75 bn in market value, slides to 2 yr low as risks grow

The group lost about $20 billion, over a fifth of this year's total decline, since Sept 19 after President Donald Trump tightened US work-visa rules, weighing on Tata Consultancy Services Ltd

Market outlook: HSBC upgrades India to overweight; Kotak sees limited gains

At the bourses, meanwhile, the Nifty 50 has gained around 6.5 per cent thus far in calendar year 2025 (CY) and outrun the Nifty 500 (up 4.2 per cent)

Mcap of 8 top valued firms jumps by ₹1.69 trn, Bajaj Finance biggest winner

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

GST reforms a mini budget; market risk greater in mid, smallcaps: S Naren

The current market cycle, Naren said, does not resemble earlier periods. Today, the macroeconomic situation is extremely strong, which was not the case in the past

GST 2.0, S&P upgrade may spur FII reweighting to India: Motilal Oswal AMC

Market outlook: We believe the market will reward companies that consistently deliver strong earnings growth, regardless of whether they are large-cap, mid-cap, or small-cap, says Ajay Khandelwal

Mcap of 7 of top-10 valued firms erodes by ₹1.35 trn, TCS biggest laggard

The combined market valuation of seven of the 10 most valued firms eroded by Rs 1.35 lakh crore last week, with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) taking the biggest hit. Last week, the BSE benchmark tanked 863.18 points or 1.05 per cent. TCS, Bharti Airtel, ICICI Bank, State Bank of India, Infosys, Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) and Bajaj Finance faced a combined erosion of Rs 1,35,349.93 crore from their market valuation last week. However, Reliance Industries, HDFC Bank and Hindustan Unilever saw an increase in their mcap. Together, these three firms added Rs 39,989.72 crore in market valuation. The valuation of TCS tumbled Rs 47,487.4 crore to Rs 10,86,547.86 crore. The market capitalisation (mcap) of Bharti Airtel eroded by Rs 29,936.06 crore to Rs 10,74,903.87 crore. Bajaj Finance's valuation tanked Rs 22,806.44 crore to Rs 5,44,962.09 crore and that of Infosys dropped by Rs 18,694.23 crore to Rs 6,10,927.33 crore. The mcap of State Bank of India declined by Rs 11,

TCS market value drops by ₹28,149 crore after layoff plan announcement

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has lost Rs 28,148.72 crore from its market valuation in two days after the company announced that it will lay off about 12,000 employees of its global workforce this year. On Tuesday, the bellwether stock declined 0.73 per cent to settle at Rs 3,056.55 apiece at the BSE. During the day, it dropped 1.23 per cent to Rs 3,041. On the NSE, it dipped 0.72 per cent to Rs 3,057. Shares of TCS had declined nearly 2 per cent on Monday. The stock has lost 2.48 per cent in two trading days. The market capitalisation (mcap) of TCS eroded by Rs 28,148.72 crore to Rs 11,05,886.54 crore in two days. India's largest IT services firm TCS is set to lay off about 2 per cent, or 12,261 employees, of its global workforce this year, with the majority of those impacted belonging to middle and senior grades. As of June 30, 2025, the TCS workforce stood at 6,13,069. It increased its workforce by 5,000 in the recently concluded June quarter. The move is part of the compa

SBI eyes spot among world's top 10 banks by market value in 5 years

SBI's market cap has gone up from Rs 3.25 trn at end of March 2021 to Rs 4.40 trn in FY22, Rs 4.67 trn in FY23, Rs 6.71 trn in FY24 and Rs 7.13 trn at the end of March 2025

Valuations, fresh equity supply key risk to Indian stock market: Chris Wood

Wood has also rejigged his India portfolio, with the investments in Larsen & Toubro, Thermax and Godrej Properties will be removed

Mcap of 8 top valued firms erodes by ₹1.65 trn, HDFC Bank biggest laggard

The combined market valuation of eight of the top-10 most valued firms eroded by Rs 1,65,501.49 crore last week, with HDFC Bank taking the biggest hit, in-line with a bearish trend in domestic equities. Last week, the BSE benchmark tanked 1,070.39 points or 1.30 per cent. While Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Infosys witnessed net addition in their market valuations, Reliance Industries, HDFC Bank, Bharti Airtel, ICICI Bank, State Bank of India, Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), Bajaj Finance and Hindustan Unilever Ltd faced erosion. The valuation of HDFC Bank tanked by Rs 47,075.97 crore to Rs 14,68,777.88 crore. The market capitalisation (mcap) of ICICI Bank tumbled Rs 30,677.44 crore to Rs 10,10,375.63 crore. The valuation of Reliance Industries dropped by Rs 21,516.63 crore to Rs 19,31,963.46 crore and that of State Bank of India eroded by Rs 18,250.85 crore to Rs 7,07,186.89 crore. The mcap of Hindustan Unilever Ltd dived by Rs 16,388.4 crore to Rs 5,44,893.71 .

Market rally fundamentally justified and not a bubble: Hemant Majethia

Market outlook: Several factors have been driving the sustained strength in the markets - supportive policies, significant infrastructure investments, and overall economic growth

India holds the top spot in our EM playbook: Bernstein's Venugopal Garre

Garre tells that improving macro conditions and lower earnings risk make this a good time to start evaluating bottom-up opportunities in quality midcaps

Mcap of 9 of 10 most valued firms jumps Rs 1 trn; Reliance, HDFC Bank shine

Nine of the top-10 most valued firms together added Rs 1,00,850.96 crore in market valuation last week, with Reliance Industries and HDFC Bank stealing the show with maximum gain, in line with an optimistic trend in equities. Last week, the BSE benchmark Sensex surged 737.98 points, or 0.90 per cent. From the top-10 pack, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) emerged as the only laggard, while Reliance Industries, HDFC Bank, Bharti Airtel, ICICI Bank, State Bank of India, Infosys, Life Insurance Corporation of India, Bajaj Finance, and Hindustan Unilever Ltd were the gainers. The market valuation of Reliance Industries jumped Rs 30,786.38 crore to Rs 19,53,480.09 crore, the most among top-10 firms. HDFC Bank's valuation surged Rs 26,668.23 crore to Rs 15,15,853.85 crore. Bajaj Finance added Rs 12,322.96 crore taking its valuation to Rs 5,82,469.45 crore. The market capitalisation (mcap) of ICICI Bank rallied Rs 9,790.87 crore to Rs 10,41,053.07 crore. Hindustan Unilever's mcap zoomed

4 top valued firms see ₹1 trn jump in market valuation, LIC biggest winner

The combined market valuation of four of the top-10 most valued firms jumped Rs 1,01,369.5 crore last week, with Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) emerging as the biggest gainer, in an otherwise sluggish trend in equities. Last week, the BSE benchmark declined 270.07 points or 0.33 per cent. While HDFC Bank, Bharti Airtel, State Bank of India and LIC were the gainers in terms of addition to their market valuation, Reliance Industries Ltd, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), ICICI Bank, Infosys, Bajaj Finance and Hindustan Unilever Ltd faced a combined erosion of Rs 34,852.35 crore on the other hand. The market valuation of LIC surged Rs 59,233.61 crore to Rs 6,03,120.16 crore, the most among the top-10 firms. State Bank of India added Rs 19,589.54 crore to Rs 7,25,036.13 crore in its valuation. The market capitalisation (mcap) of Bharti Airtel jumped Rs 14,084.2 crore to Rs 10,58,766.92 crore and that of HDFC Bank climbed Rs 8,462.15 crore to Rs 14,89,185.62 crore. However,

Cash market volumes, margin trading book shrink as traders turn cautious

Analysts expect recovery once market stability returns

Sensex can hit 105,000 by December 2025; recession a risk: Morgan Stanley

The risk-reward for the Indian markets, Morgan Stanley said, is turning favourable, and see the Sensex at 93,000 levels by December 2025 - up 25 per cent from the current levels as their base case.