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Top Ten Companies By Market Cap Value

Company Name

Market Cap (Rs crore)

Weight in Index (%)

Reliance Industries

241039.66

6.51

ONG Corporation

229287.14

2.81

Coal India

224167.77

1.1

TCS Ltd.

207318.63

3.05

ITC Ltd.

191355.93

6.58

State Bank Of India

139198.26

3.08

NTPC Ltd.

136874.71

1.34

Infosys Ltd.

132759.11

5.54

HDFC Bank Ltd

127705.04

5.02

Bharti Airtel

118729.78

2.04

Reliance Industries

Reliance Industries (RIL), founded by Late Dhirubhai H Ambani, is India's largest private sector company on most major financial parameters. The company operates mainly in three business segments: petrochemicals, refining, and oil & gas. Apart from these, the company has also diversified into other segments which include textile, retail business and special economic zone (SEZ) development. RIL enjoys global leadership in its businesses, being the largest polyester yarn and fibre producer in the world and among the top five to ten producers in the world in major petrochemical products. Moreover, RIL also features in the Fortune Global 500 list and ranks 117th amongst the world’s top 200 companies in terms of profits.

Oil & Natural Gas Corporation of India


Oil & Natural Gas Corporation of India (ONGC), a PSU Maharatna company, was founded in 1956 by the government to undertake activities related to planning, promoting, organising and implementing programs for development, production and sale of petroleum and petroleum products. Over the years, the company has discovered six of the seven producing basins in India and added 6.4 billion tonnes of oil and gas reserves. Today, according to Platt’s Top 250 Global Energy Ranking, ONGC is the foremost E&P company in the world.

Coal India



Coal India is the single-largest coal producer in world. It has an almost monopoly position in coal mining in the country as it produces more than 80 per cent of the total coal in India through its seven fully owned subsidiaries. Coal India entered the capital market in 2010 with the largest IPO so far (Rs 15,000 crore). It is a Maharatna PSU and is controlled by the Government of India. It is also one of the most cash rich PSUs with nearly Rs 55,000 crore in cash by September 2011. The company by its virtue deserves to be in the top 10 companies having largest market cap in India.

TCS


TCS, a Tata Group company, is the largest IT company by market cap in India and among the top 10 technology firms in the world. The company has proved itself with its rapid growth over the years with its core focus on providing best customer service to achieve their business objectives by providing innovative, best-in-class consulting, IT services, and business solutions.  TCS crossed the USD 10 billion revenue mark on strong growth momentum in 2011-12.

ITC


Fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) heavyweight Indian Tobacco Company (ITC) is one of the largest FMCG players in India. It is the fifth-largest market cap in the Sensex list while it has an approximate weight of more than 55 per cent in the BSE FMCG Index. It has a diverse range of segments including cigarettes, hotels, paperboards & specialty papers, personal care products, etc and is a market leader in cigarettes, hotels, paperboards, packing and agri exports while it is gaining market share in in other segments like personnel care products, stationery, branded apparels, etc.

State Bank of India


State Bank of India is the largest Indian bank in terms of market capitalisation, total assets and most of the other parameters. Being one of the largest banks, SBI usually sets the trend of the industry and most of the peer banks follow its moves. It also has associated banks such as the State Bank of Jaipur, State Bank of Travancore, and others. As on December 31, 2011, the SBI group of banks had 18,674 branches and 26,814 ATMs.

NTPC


Formed in 1975, state-owned NTPC is the largest power producing company in the country. It has total installed capacity of 37,514 MW which includes 16 coal-based plants and seven gas-based plants. Besides, the company also has seven power plants under a joint venture. NTPC has set an ambitious target of total installed capacity of 1,28,000 MW by 2032. NTPC is a Maharatna company and majority of the stake is owned by the Government of India.

Infosys


Infosys the second-largest IT major in India, is well known for its growth achievement and good corporate governance. It was started in 1981 by seven people with USD 250. Today, the company has become one of the few companies on the global front with revenues of USD 6.994 billion (FY12). Infosys provides business consulting, technology, engineering and outsourcing services to help clients in over 30 countries build tomorrow’s enterprise. Infosys takes pride in building strategic long-term client relationships and 97.8 per cent of its revenues come from its existing customers (FY12).

HDFC Bank


HDFC Bank is largest private bank in India in terms of market capitalisation. The bank, over the past few years, has consistently shown good growth in its business which in turn reflects in its share price. In every business cycle it has consistently performed well and even in the current scenario when a majority of the banks are facing headwinds when it comes to parameters like net interest margin and asset quality deterioration, etc the case is completely different for HDFC Bank. It has consistently maintained stable NIM and its net NPA is at a very low level.

Bharti Airtel


Bharti Airtel is a leading integrated telecommunications company with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa. The company ranks amongst the top five mobile service providers globally in terms of subscribers. In India, the company's product offerings include 2G, 3G and 4G services, fixed line, high-speed broadband and enterprise services. In the rest of the geographies, it offers 2G and 3G mobile services. Bharti Airtel had over 246 million customers across its operations at the end of February 2012.

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