Eight of the top-10 most valued firms together added Rs 1,15,837 crore in market valuation last week, with Reliance Industries emerging as the biggest gainer. From the top-10 pack, HDFC twins were the only laggards. Last week, the BSE benchmark jumped 574.86 points or 0.92 per cent. The benchmark had settled above 63,000-level for the first time ever on Wednesday. The market valuation of Reliance Industries jumped Rs 71,462.28 crore to Rs 18,41,994.48 crore. Hindustan Unilever's market capitalisation (mcap) gained Rs 18,491.28 crore to Rs 6,14,488.60 crore. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) added Rs 18,441.62 crore taking its valuation to Rs 12,58,439.24 crore. The valuation of Infosys climbed Rs 3,303.5 crore to Rs 6,89,515.09 crore and that of Adani Enterprises rallied Rs 2,063.4 crore to Rs 4,47,045.74 crore. Bharti Airtel's mcap grew by Rs 1,140.46 crore to Rs 4,72,234.92 crore and that of ICICI Bank jumped Rs 845.21 crore to Rs 6,49,207.46 crore. State Bank of India added Rs
CLOSING BELL: The NSE Nifty shut shop at 18,696, down 117 points. Broader indices - BSE Midcap and Smallcap bucked the trend, and were up 0.8 per cent and 0.7 per cent, respectively, on Friday.
India imported about 410,000 tonnes of naphtha, used for making petrochemicals, in Sept-Oct, the Refinitiv data showed
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Another key reason for the recent stock surge, according to analysts at Jefferies, is the hope that the government may withdraw export duties on diesel and aviation fuel
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The S&P BSE Oil & Gas index hit a 52-week high of 20,653.57 in intra-day trade on Wednesday
Move comes following approval by RIL board in October to restructure the business; company also seeking shareholder nod for appointment of KV Kamath as RIL independent director
CLOSING BELL: The S&P BSE Sensex scaled a new summit at 63,303, and settled above 63,000-mark for the first-time ever. The Nifty 50 hit a new all-time high at 18,816 on Wednesday.
Barring Gujarat Gas, other gas related stocks like Reliance, ONGC, MGL, IGL are poised for the next upside
Firms using data, sensitising managers to help employees as experts say more awareness, acceptability needed
3.5% jump in RIL lifts indices; Nifty crosses 2021 intra-day high
Shares of Reliance Industries were trading higher for the third straight day, and have gained 5.4 per cent during the period.
Adani planning PVC plant in Mundra, Gujarat; TCG looking to make polymers, chemicals and PTA at Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu
RIL's rights issue in 2020 for Rs 53,124 cr remains the single-biggest equity issuance by an Indian firm
The face value of each Adani Enterprises share would be Rs 1 each and the approval of the shareholders would be taken via postal ballot
CLOSING BELL: A surprise dovish tone by the US Federal Reserve, where it said that the central bank is looking to slow the pace of rate hike, cheered market bulls
Reliance firm can disrupt payments business and become a threat to other fintech models, say analysts
The twins have been named Aadiya and Krishna