HDFC Bank, Airtel drive Rs 93,000-cr m-cap surge as Reliance, HUL, ITC Hotels line up Q1 results

India's top listed firms added a combined Rs 92,995 crore in market cap, led by HDFC Bank (+Rs 35,808 cr) and Bharti Airtel (+Rs 34,897 cr), even as HUL slid Rs 12,089 cr. Attention now shifts to Q1FY27 earnings week, with 143 companies reporting including consumer-facing Reliance, HUL and ITC Hotels.

— Filed Sun, 12 Jul, 2026, 18:23 IST · Source Financial Express · BrandWagon · Updated

Top listed firms added Rs 93,000 cr in market cap led by HDFC Bank and Airtel. Focus shifts to Q1FY27 earnings, with Reliance (retail/O2C/telecom), HUL and ITC Hotels among consumer-relevant names reporting this week.

Why this matters

Reliance heads into Q1FY27 earnings week amid brokerage optimism, with Motilal, Jefferies and Nomura flagging up to 28% upside after the Jio IPO filing and retail's pivot to manufacturing.

Retail-company signals accelerating at +735000% QoQ.