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  1. Which of the following Indian banks became the first to touch a market capitalisation of Rs. 1,00,000 crore in India?
    1. ICICI
    2. HDFC
    3. SBI
    4. PNB
Correct Option: C

The State Bank of India, in September 2007, became the first public sector bank to touch a market capitalisation of Rs 1,00,000 crore following a surge of over three per cent in its share price. The bank’s shares closed at Rs 1950.70 per share on the BSE, giving it a market cap of about Rs 1,02,665.12 crore. Earlier in the day, the shares rose to a life-time high of Rs 1,969.80 crore before ending with the gain of 3.43 per cent over the previous close. SBI is the only second bank in India to have attained a market capitalisation of more than Rs 1,00,000 crore. Besides, SBI, ICICI Bank has also achieved this milestone and its market cap.



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