Despite a muted equity market trend, four of the top 10 Indian companies, including LIC, SBI, HDFC Bank and Bharti Airtel, collectively added Rs 1,01,369.5 crore to their market valuation last week. However, six firms, such as Reliance and TCS, experienced a combined decrease of Rs 34,852.35 crore.
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