MINT·2026-01-25 07:08Market Overview - The combined market valuation of nine of the top-10 most valued firms decreased by ₹2.51 lakh crore last week, with Reliance Industries experiencing the largest decline [1][2] - The BSE benchmark Sensex fell by 2,032.65 points or 2.43 percent during the same period [1] Company-Specific Valuations - Reliance Industries' market valuation dropped by ₹96,960.17 crore to ₹18,75,533.04 crore [3] - ICICI Bank's valuation decreased by ₹48,644.99 crore to ₹9,60,825.29 crore [3] - HDFC Bank's market cap fell by ₹22,923.02 crore to ₹14,09,611.89 crore [3] - Bharti Airtel's valuation diminished by ₹17,533.97 crore to ₹11,32,010.46 crore [3] - Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) saw a decline of ₹16,588.93 crore to ₹11,43,623.19 crore [3] - Larsen & Toubro's market cap decreased by ₹15,248.32 crore to ₹5,15,161.91 crore [3] - Bajaj Finance's valuation fell by ₹14,093.93 crore to ₹5,77,353.23 crore [4] - State Bank of India's market cap edged lower by ₹11,907.5 crore to ₹9,50,199.77 crore [4] - Infosys' valuation dived by ₹7,810.77 crore to ₹6,94,078.82 crore [4] - Hindustan Unilever's market cap increased by ₹12,311.86 crore to ₹5,66,733.16 crore [4] Market Sentiment - The market sell-off was attributed to weak global cues, persistent foreign institutional investor (FII) outflows, a depreciating rupee, and subdued corporate earnings [2][5] - Escalating geopolitical tensions and aggressive FII selling contributed to the market correction [5]