M-cap of 8 of top-10 valued firms jump Rs 1.29 trn; HDFC biggest gainer

The combined market valuation of eight of the top-10 most valued firms jumped Rs 1,29,899.22 crore in a holiday-shortened last week, where equity benchmark indices recorded a sharp rally.

Last week, the BSE benchmark jumped 1,133.3 points or 1.59 per cent. The index reached its all-time high of 72,484.34 on December 28.

Equity markets were closed on Monday for Christmas.

While Reliance…