Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), the country's largest
software services exporter, today attained a market valuation of over
Rs 5 lakh crore, becoming the first company in Indian markets to
achieve this milestone.
At the end of today's trade, the market capitalisation (m-cap) of TCS soared to Rs 5,06,703.34 crore, the highest for the company since its listing in 2004.
Shares of the IT bellwether ended the day at Rs 2,586.90, up 2.21 per cent on the BSE. In intra-day, it gained 2.52 per cent to Rs 2,595 -- its 52-week high.
In dollar terms, TCS' market valuation rose to USD 84 billion.
Interestingly, TCS's current market capitalisation is higher than the combined valuation of other big IT players such as Infosys (Rs 1,92,196.84 crore), HCL Technologies (Rs 1,07,880.18 crore), Wipro (Rs 1,40,474.31 crore) and Tech Mahindra (Rs 50,374.76 crore).
TCS's stock has been in strong position, rallying more than 8 per cent in five consecutive sessions from last Thursday, after the company posted a 45 per cent jump in June quarter net profit.
TCS is also currently the country's most valued company in terms of market valuation.
The IT major is followed by state-run ONGC whose m-cap stood at Rs 3,46,582.90 crore, Reliance Industries Rs 3,34,054.95 crore, ITC (Rs 2,80,454.65 crore) and Coal India (Rs 2,42,579.97 crore).
The combined market capitalisation of as many as 16 listed Tata group firms stands at Rs 3,06,338.63 crore.
At the end of today's trade, the market capitalisation (m-cap) of TCS soared to Rs 5,06,703.34 crore, the highest for the company since its listing in 2004.
Shares of the IT bellwether ended the day at Rs 2,586.90, up 2.21 per cent on the BSE. In intra-day, it gained 2.52 per cent to Rs 2,595 -- its 52-week high.
In dollar terms, TCS' market valuation rose to USD 84 billion.
Interestingly, TCS's current market capitalisation is higher than the combined valuation of other big IT players such as Infosys (Rs 1,92,196.84 crore), HCL Technologies (Rs 1,07,880.18 crore), Wipro (Rs 1,40,474.31 crore) and Tech Mahindra (Rs 50,374.76 crore).
TCS's stock has been in strong position, rallying more than 8 per cent in five consecutive sessions from last Thursday, after the company posted a 45 per cent jump in June quarter net profit.
TCS is also currently the country's most valued company in terms of market valuation.
The IT major is followed by state-run ONGC whose m-cap stood at Rs 3,46,582.90 crore, Reliance Industries Rs 3,34,054.95 crore, ITC (Rs 2,80,454.65 crore) and Coal India (Rs 2,42,579.97 crore).
The combined market capitalisation of as many as 16 listed Tata group firms stands at Rs 3,06,338.63 crore.
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