New Delhi, April 20 -- The combined market capitalization of the ten most valued companies soared by an impressive Rs.3,84,004.73 crore during the holiday-shortened week, driven by a strong rally in the equity markets. HDFC Bank and Bharti Airtel led the gains among the top performers.

Over the same period, the BSE Sensex surged by 3,395.94 points, or 4.51%, while the NSE Nifty climbed 1,023.1 points, marking a 4.48% rise.

Markets witnessed a robust recovery and surged over 4.5 per cent in the holiday-shortened week, driven by favorable cues from both domestic and global fronts, Ajit Mishra - SVP, Research, Religare Broking Ltd, said.

"The rally was primarily fueled by optimism surrounding the deferral of tariffs and recent exemptions ...