Archive · 10 Nov 2025
Top Indian Firms Lose Over Rs 88,000 Crore Amidst Market Downturn
Imagine companies have price tags that show how much they are worth, called market capitalization.
Last week, the price tags for seven of the biggest companies in India went down, losing a lot of value together.
This happened because the stock market was a bit shaky.
Companies like Airtel and TCS lost the most value from their price tags.
However, some companies like LIC, SBI, and Bajaj Finance saw their price tags go up, helping to reduce the total loss across the top ten companies.
The overall stock market indices, Sensex and Nifty, also went down slightly by the end of the week.
This market movement was influenced by global worries and money leaving India's stock market.
Seven of India's top ten most valued companies saw their market capitalisation decrease by a total of Rs 88,635 crore.
Bharti Airtel and TCS experienced the steepest declines in market cap, losing Rs 30,506 crore and Rs 23,680 crore respectively.
Reliance Industries, HDFC Bank, Hindustan Unilever, Infosys, and ICICI Bank also saw their market capitalisations fall.
Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), State Bank of India (SBI), and Bajaj Finance posted gains in their market capitalisations.
The BSE Sensex and Nifty 50 both saw minor declines during the holiday-shortened trading week.
- Who
- Seven of India's top ten most valued companies, including Bharti Airtel and TCS, and three companies including LIC, SBI, and Bajaj Finance.
- What
- Experienced a combined market capitalization loss of Rs 88,635 crore, with some companies posting gains.
- When
- Last week, during a holiday-shortened trading week.
- Where
- India
- Why
- Weakness in telecom and IT stocks, cautious investor mood amid global volatility, and sustained foreign fund outflows.
Firms Experiencing Market Cap Decline
Firms Experiencing Market Cap Increase
Market Capitalization Change
Firms Experiencing Market Cap Decline
Reliance Industries, HDFC Bank, Bharti Airtel, TCS, ICICI Bank, Infosys, and Hindustan Unilever saw their market capitalizations fall.
Firms Experiencing Market Cap Increase
State Bank of India, Bajaj Finance, and LIC posted gains in their market capitalizations.
Largest Individual Declines vs. Gains
Firms Experiencing Market Cap Decline
Bharti Airtel saw the steepest decline, losing Rs 30,506 crore, followed by TCS which lost Rs 23,680 crore. Hindustan Unilever lost Rs 12,253 crore, Reliance Industries Rs 11,164 crore, HDFC Bank Rs 7,304 crore, Infosys Rs 2,139 crore, and ICICI Bank Rs 1,588 crore.
Firms Experiencing Market Cap Increase
LIC saw the largest gain, adding Rs 18,469 crore, followed by SBI which gained Rs 17,492 crore. Bajaj Finance also advanced Rs 14,965 crore.
- Total Market Cap Loss (Top 10 Firms)
- Rs 88,635 crore
- Number of Firms with Market Cap Decline
- 7 out of top 10
- Number of Firms with Market Cap Increase
- 3 out of top 10
- Largest Market Cap Decline
- Bharti Airtel (Rs 30,506 crore)
- Second Largest Market Cap Decline
- TCS (Rs 23,680 crore)
- Largest Market Cap Gain
- LIC (Rs 18,469 crore)
- Overall Market Trend (Sensex)
- Fell 722 points (0.86 per cent)
- Overall Market Trend (Nifty 50)
- Slipped 230 points (0.89 per cent)
Sources
Mcap of 7 of top-10 most valued firms falls by ₹88,635 crore; Airtel, TCS biggest laggards
Seven of top 10 valued firms lose Rs 88,600 crore, Airtel, TCS among biggest losers
Valuation of 7 of top 10 firms erodes by over Rs 88,000 crore in holiday-shortened week
