Investors lost about ₹20.8 lakh crore in a holiday-shortened week as Indian shares fell, PTI reported in a story carried by The Economic Times. The total value of BSE-listed companies dropped to ₹4,51,83,393 crore from ₹4,72,62,167 crore on October 16.
The Sensex fell 1,605.44 points, or 2.15%, over the four sessions, and the Nifty 546.15 points, or 2.36%.
The biggest losers
Eight of India's 10 most valuable companies lost a combined ₹1,55,671.9 crore:
- HDFC Bank: down ₹55,507 crore to ₹10.67 lakh crore, as its share fell 5%.
- Bajaj Finance: down ₹34,181 crore to ₹5.77 lakh crore.
- Reliance Industries: down ₹27,065 crore to ₹16.10 lakh crore.
- LIC: down ₹21,062 crore to ₹4.81 lakh crore.
- Bharti Airtel, State Bank of India, Infosys and ICICI Bank: smaller falls.
The two gainers
Tata Consultancy Services added ₹23,518 crore to reach ₹9.15 lakh crore, and Larsen & Toubro gained ₹1,789 crore to ₹5.02 lakh crore.
Reliance Industries remains India's most valuable company, followed by Bharti Airtel, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, TCS, SBI, Bajaj Finance, L&T, LIC and Infosys.