NEW DELHI: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Shares jumped 4% on Tuesday, taking its market valuation to above Rs 15 lakh crore mark.
The stock of the country’s second-most valued firm by market valuation jumped 4.05% to settle at Rs 4,133.45 apiece on the BSE. During the day, shares of the company climbed 4.45% to Rs 4,149.75 — its all-time high.
On the NSE, it advanced 3.92% to Rs 4,129.35 per share.
The sharp rally in the stock added Rs 75,074.88 crore to its market valuation, which stood at Rs 15,12,450.59 crore.
Other IT stocks were also in the limelight on Tuesday, with HCL Technologies rising 4.43%, Wipro climbing 3.59%, Infosys (2.52%) and Tech Mahindra (1.39%).
The BSE IT index climbed 2.94% to settle at 39,031.61. During the day, it hit an all-time high of 39,071.02.
So far this year, TCS shares have jumped nearly 9%.
Rally in IT stocks were instrumental in the market’s positive trend on Tuesday. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 454.67 points to 72,186.09, and the Nifty climbed 157.70 points to 21,929.40.
