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Mcap Of 8 Of India’s Top-10 Most Valued Companies Jumps Rs 1.72 Lakh Crore
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From the top-10 pack, Reliance Industries, TCS, Bharti Airtel, ICICI Bank, Infosys, Hindustan Unilever Ltd, Life Insurance Corporation, and Bajaj Finance were the gainers.
Last week, the BSE benchmark jumped 709.19 points or 0.87 per cent.
The combined market valuation of eight of the top-10 most valued firms jumped Rs 1,72,148.89 crore last week, with Reliance Industries leading the pack with the maximum gain, in line with a bullish trend in domestic equities. Last week, the BSE benchmark jumped 709.19 points or 0.87 per cent.
From the top-10 pack, Reliance Industries, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Bharti Airtel, ICICI Bank, Infosys, Hindustan Unilever Ltd, Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) and Bajaj Finance were the gainers.
However, HDFC Bank and State Bank of India faced erosion in their valuation.
Reliance Industries added Rs 48,107.94 crore, taking its market valuation to Rs 19,07,131.37 crore.
The market capitalisation (mcap) of Hindustan Unilever jumped Rs 34,280.54 crore to Rs 6,17,672.30 crore.
Bharti Airtel’s valuation surged Rs 33,899.02 crore to Rs 11,02,159.94 crore, and that of Bajaj Finance zoomed Rs 20,413.95 crore to Rs 5,55,961.39 crore.
The mcap of Infosys edged higher by Rs 16,693.93 crore to Rs 6,18,004.12 crore, and that of TCS climbed Rs 11,487.42 crore to Rs 11,04,837.29 crore.
ICICI Bank added Rs 6,443.84 crore to its market valuation, which stood at Rs 10,25,426.19 crore.
The market valuation of LIC went up by Rs 822.25 crore to Rs 5,62,703.42 crore.
However, the mcap of HDFC Bank eroded by Rs 20,040.7 crore to Rs 15,08,346.39 crore.
The market valuation of State Bank of India declined by Rs 9,784.46 crore to Rs 7,53,310.70 crore.
Reliance Industries retained the title of the most valued firm, followed by HDFC Bank, TCS, Bharti Airtel, ICICI Bank, State Bank of India, Infosys, Hindustan Unilever, LIC and Bajaj Finance.
Stock Market Last Week: Technical View
Dhupesh Dhameja, research analyst (derivatives) of SAMCO Securities, said, “The Nifty index wrapped up the week on a turbulent note, forming a shooting star candlestick pattern on the weekly chart. On Friday, the index not only erased the gains of the previous four sessions but also printed an evening star, like formation, reinforcing signs of fatigue. Crucially, Nifty slipped below its psychological mark and created a classic bull trap scenario. The index declined sharply by 213.65 points, closing at 24,870.10, a move that underscores caution among market participants.”
Currently, the index hovers near its critical support zone of 24,800, a confluence of the 50-day and 20-day exponential moving averages (DEMA) along with gap support. With the broader trend turning sideways-to-weak, any attempt to rise is likely to encounter stiff resistance. The index has carved out a key swing high at 25,150, and unless it decisively reclaims this level, selling pressure at higher zones will persist, he said.
“Price action suggests a cautious undertone, with immediate resistance shifting lower to the 25,000-25,100 band. As long as the Nifty remains range-bound between 24,800 and 25,150, choppy to muted sessions are likely. A breakout beyond these zones, however, may set the stage for directional momentum. Meanwhile, the daily RSI continues to hover just above 50, reflecting a persistent sideways bias,” Dhameja added.
(With Inputs From PTI)
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Stock Market Live Updates: Sensex, Nifty Hit Record Highs; Bank Nifty Climbs 60,000 For The First Time
Stock Market News Live Updates: Indian equity benchmarks opened with a strong gap-up on Monday, December 1, touching fresh record highs, buoyed by a sharp acceleration in Q2FY26 GDP growth to a six-quarter peak of 8.2%. Positive cues from Asian markets further lifted investor sentiment.
The BSE Sensex was trading at 85,994, up 288 points or 0.34%, after touching an all-time high of 86,159 in early deals. The Nifty 50 stood at 26,290, higher by 87 points or 0.33%, after scaling a record intraday high of 26,325.8.
Broader markets also saw gains, with the Midcap index rising 0.27% and the Smallcap index advancing 0.52%.
On the sectoral front, the Nifty Bank hit a historic milestone by crossing the 60,000 mark for the first time, gaining 0.4% to touch a fresh peak of 60,114.05.
Meanwhile, the Metal and PSU Bank indices climbed 0.8% each in early trade.
Global cues
Asia-Pacific markets were mostly lower on Monday as traders assessed fresh Chinese manufacturing data and increasingly priced in the likelihood of a US Federal Reserve rate cut later this month.
According to the CME FedWatch Tool, markets are now assigning an 87.4 per cent probability to a rate cut at the Fed’s December 10 meeting.
China’s factory activity unexpectedly slipped back into contraction in November, with the RatingDog China General Manufacturing PMI by S&P Global easing to 49.9, below expectations of 50.5, as weak domestic demand persisted.
Japan’s Nikkei 225 slipped 1.6 per cent, while the broader Topix declined 0.86 per cent. In South Korea, the Kospi dropped 0.30 per cent and Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 was down 0.31 per cent.
US stock futures were steady in early Asian trade after a positive week on Wall Street. On Friday, in a shortened post-Thanksgiving session, the Nasdaq Composite climbed 0.65 per cent to 23,365.69, its fifth consecutive day of gains.
The S&P 500 rose 0.54 per cent to 6,849.09, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 289.30 points, or 0.61 per cent, to close at 47,716.42.
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South Korea: Online retail giant Coupang hit by massive data leak
Osmond ChiaBusiness reporter
Getty ImagesSouth Korea’s largest online retailer, Coupang, has apologised for a massive data breach potentially involving nearly 34 million local customer accounts.
The country’s internet authority said that it is investigating the breach and that details from the millions of accounts have likely been exposed.
Coupang is often described as South Korea’s equivalent of Amazon.com. The breach marks the latest in a series of data leaks at major firms in the country, including its telecommunications giant, SK Telecom.
Coupang told the BBC it became aware of the unauthorised access of personal data of about 4,500 customer accounts on 18 November and immediately reported it to the authorities.
But later checks found that some 33.7 million customer accounts – all in South Korea – were likely exposed, said Coupang, adding that the breach is believed to have begun as early as June through a server based overseas.
The exposed data is limited to name, email address, phone number, shipping address and some order histories, Coupang said.
No credit card information or login credentials were leaked. Those details remain securely protected and no action is required from Coupang users at this point, the firm added.
The number of accounts affected by the incident represents more than half of South Korea’s roughly-52 million population.
Coupang, which is founded in South Korea and headquartered in the US, said recently that it had nearly 25 million active users.
Coupang apologised to its customers and warned them to stay alert to scams impersonating the company.
The firm did not give details on who is behind the breach.
South Korean media outlets reported on Sunday that a former Coupang employee from China was suspected of being behind the breach.
The authorities are assessing the scale of the breach as well as whether Coupang had broken any data protection safety rules, South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT said in a statement.
“As the breach involves the contact details and addresses of a large number of citizens, the Commission plans to conduct a swift investigation and impose strict sanctions if it finds a violation of the duty to implement safety measures under the Protection Act.”
The incident marks the latest in a series of breaches affecting major South Korean companies this year, despite the country’s reputation for stringent data privacy rules.
SK Telecom, South Korea’s largest mobile operator, was fined nearly $100m (£76m) over a data breach involving more than 20 million subscribers.
In September, Lotte Cards also said the data of nearly three million customers was leaked after a cyber-attack on the credit card firm.
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Agency workers covering for Birmingham bin strikers to join picket lines
Agency workers hired to cover Birmingham bin strikers will join them on picket lines on Monday, a union has said.
A rally will be held by Unite The Union at Smithfield Depot on Pershore Street, Birmingham, on Monday morning to mark the first day of strike action by agency refuse workers.
Unite said the Job & Talent agency workers had voted in favour of strike action “over bullying, harassment and the threat of blacklisting at the council’s refuse department two weeks ago”.
The union said the number of agency workers who will join the strike action is “growing daily”.
Strikes by directly-employed bin workers, which have been running since January, could continue beyond May’s local elections.
The directly-employed bin workers voted in favour of extending their industrial action mandate earlier this month.
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: “Birmingham council will only resolve this dispute when it stops the appalling treatment of its workforce.
“Agency workers have now joined with directly-employed staff to stand up against the massive injustices done to them.
“Instead of wasting millions more of council taxpayers’ money fighting a dispute it could settle justly for a fraction of the cost, the council needs to return to talks with Unite and put forward a fair deal for all bin workers.
“Strikes will not end until it does.”
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