Mcap of 8 of top 10 most valued firms rise by ₹1.90 lakh crore; ICICI Bank biggest gainer

Eight of India's top 10 most valued companies added ₹1.90 lakh crore in combined market capitalisation last week, with ICICI Bank emerging as the biggest gainer (₹56,223 crore). The BSE Sensex rose 1.73% (1,284.61 points) and Nifty gained 1% (256.2 points), supported by improving global sentiment around a potential US-Iran peace deal and supportive RBI measures including forex swap facilities for ECBs and fresh FCNR(B) deposits. TCS and LIC were the only two firms in the top 10 to see mcap declines.