The combined market valuation of all the top-10 most valued firms plunged Rs 4,95,061 crore last week, in line with a bearish trend in equities, where Tata Consultancy Services and Reliance Industries faced the sharpest erosion. Last week, the BSE benchmark tanked 4,091.53 points or 4.98 per cent.
Astral shares drop 6% after demerger. What should investors do?
Astral shares fell nearly 6% on Monday after the company’s board approved the demerger of its chemicals business into a newly incorporated entity, Astral Chemie.