Core Insights - The combined market valuation of five of the top-10 most valued firms increased by ₹72,284.74 crore last week, with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Infosys being the primary beneficiaries [1] Group 1: Gainers - TCS's market capitalization rose by ₹35,909.52 crore, reaching ₹11,71,862.37 crore [2] - Infosys's market capitalization increased by ₹23,404.55 crore to ₹6,71,366.53 crore [2] - Bajaj Finance's valuation climbed by ₹6,720.28 crore to ₹6,52,396.39 crore [2] - Bharti Airtel's market capitalization edged higher by ₹3,791.9 crore to ₹12,01,832.74 crore [2] - ICICI Bank's market capitalization went up by ₹2,458.49 crore to ₹9,95,184.46 crore [2] Group 2: Losers - Reliance Industries' market valuation fell by ₹35,116.76 crore to ₹20,85,218.71 crore [3] - LIC's market capitalization dropped by ₹15,559.49 crore to ₹5,50,021.80 crore [3] - State Bank of India's valuation declined by ₹7,522.96 crore to ₹8,96,662.19 crore [3] - HDFC Bank's market capitalization slid by ₹5,724.03 crore to ₹15,43,019.64 crore [3] - Larsen & Toubro's market capitalization dipped by ₹4,185.39 crore to ₹5,55,459.56 crore [3] Group 3: Market Position - Reliance Industries remains the most-valued domestic firm, followed by HDFC Bank, Bharti Airtel, TCS, ICICI Bank, State Bank of India, Infosys, Bajaj Finance, Larsen & Toubro, and LIC [4]

In a decisive move, the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) unanimously cut the key repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.25% today. The announcement triggered an immediate rally in India’s equity markets, with the Sensex gaining around 300 points and the Nifty rising 100 points in the early hours of trading (as reported by CNBC TV 18). This marks the fourth rate cut in 2025, bringing the cumulative reduction for the year to 125 basis points.The most pronounced gains were observed in r ...

The combination is one of the strongest easing signals in recent years, coming at a time when the Nifty is trading near record highs but struggling for conviction.The RBI governor, on his part, said the Indian economy has witnessed rapid disinflation, with inflation coming down to an unprecedentedly low level and acceleration in real GDP growth presents a rare goldilocks period.The repo rate cut provides a further counter-cyclical push to consumption and growth, according to Sakshi Gupta, Principal Economi ...

The monetary policy committee has now lowered the repo rate by a cumulative 125 basis points since February to 5.25%. It kept rates unchanged in August and October.At 9:46 AM, before the policy announcement, the Nifty Bank index was at 59,349.05, up 0.10%. Nifty Auto stood at 27,764.00, up 0.11%, while Nifty Realty was at 892.45, up 0.26%.Following the policy decision after 10 AM, Nifty Bank rose 0.6% to 59,658.65. Nifty Auto advanced 0.4% to 27,850.25, and Nifty Realty gained 1% to 899.05.Financial stocks ...

Strong 1500+ points Rally in Nifty 50 since Oct’25: After seeing some pullback in Jul/Aug’25, a broad-based recovery was seen since Oct’25. Nifty 50 saw a comeback with a 1500+ points rally TOP PICKS Base Building for Better Second Half; Earnings & Tariffs Continue to Drive Market Strong 1500+ points Rally in Nifty 50 since Oct’25: After seeing some pullback in Jul/Aug’25, a broad-based recovery was seen since Oct’25. Nifty 50 saw a comeback with a 1500+ points rally. This was led by 1) Better-than-expect ...

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday said it will conclude hearings in the third week of January on appeals filed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Yes Bank and others challenging the Bombay high court’s 2023 ruling that struck down the March 2020 write-off of about ₹8,415 crore worth of additional tier-1 (AT-1) bonds.A bench of justices Dipankar Datta and Augustine George Masih adjourned the matter, saying the court will resume proceedings from 15 January to complete arguments, after which the judgme ...

Representative imageStock markets extended their losing run to the fourth consecutive day on Wednesday as persistent foreign fund outflows and the rupee breaching the psychological 90-to-dollar low hit investor sentiment, dragging the benchmark sensex down by 31 points. The 30-share index settled at 85,107 points.It opened lower and dropped further by 375 points to hit a low of 84,763 due to profit-taking. Gains in IT and blue-chip ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank, however, helped the barometer pare some losses in ...

Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended lower in a largely range-bound trade on Wednesday amid persistent foreign fund outflows and profit-taking by investors.Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/ReutersFalling for the fourth day in a row, the 30-share BSE Sensex dipped 31.46 points or 0.04 per cent to settle at 85,106.81.During the day, it dropped 374.63 points or 0.44 per cent to 84,763.64. The 50-share NSE Nifty skidded 46.20 points or 0.18 per cent to 25,986.From the Sensex firms, Bharat Electr ...

Stock markets declined on Tuesday, with the benchmark Sensex tumbling nearly 504 points due to selling in blue-chip bank stocks and Reliance Industries, and persistent foreign fund outflows.Photograph: Shailesh Andrade/ReutersFalling for the third straight session, the 30-share BSE Sensex tumbled 503.63 points or 0.59 per cent to settle at 85,138.27.During the day, the benchmark tanked 588.9 points or 0.68 per cent to hit a low of 85,053. The index had scaled a record high level in intra-day trade in the pr ...

Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty declined in early trade on Tuesday (December 2, 2025), dragged by blue-chip bank stocks and persistent foreign fund outflows. After scaling a record high level in the previous intra-day session, the 30-share BSE Sensex fell by 380.02 points to 85,261.88 during initial trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty declined by 98.3 points to 26,077.45. From the Sensex firms, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, Adani Ports, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles and Eternal were among the biggest lagg ...