Last Updated on 24/07/2024 by Ankita Jain
The country’s general budget (Union Budget 2024) has been presented and the impact of the announcements made by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was visible on the stock market throughout the day on Tuesday. Meanwhile, many stocks crashed, while some stocks made a strong jump. Due to this, a change has also been seen in the net worth of the country’s top-10 billionaires. While on the one hand the wealth of Asia’s richest Mukesh Ambani decreased, on the other hand, Gautam Adani’s net worth increased strongly.
Mukesh Ambani’s net worth declines
Amid the turmoil in the stock market on the day of the budget, the stock of Mukesh Ambani’s company Reliance Industries was seen trading in the red. However, on Wednesday it is trading with a slight increase at Rs 2990.80. But the fall in the last trading day has affected Mukesh Ambani’s net worth and it has decreased. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Mukesh Ambani Net Worth has decreased by $ 1.10 billion or Rs 9206 crore in the last 24 hours. Due to this it has come down to $ 112 billion.
Gautam Adani got so much profit
Gautam Adani, chairman of Adani Group, who has maintained his dominance along with Mukesh Ambani among the richest people in the world, has benefited after the budget. Gautam Adani’s net worth has increased by $ 724 million in a single day and if we look at it in Indian currency, Adani has made a profit of about Rs 6000 crore. After this, his wealth has increased to $ 102 billion. On the day of the budget, the shares of Adani Group’s companies listed in the stock market saw a rise. Talking about Wednesday, most Adani stocks are seen in the green mark.
These Indian billionaires also made profits
While Ambani, who is included in the list of the richest people of the country, has suffered a loss, Adani has made a profit. On the other hand, Shapoor Mistry, who is included in the top-10 list, has seen a jump of 219 million dollars (about 1832 crores rupees) in his net worth. HCL’s Shiv Nadar has gained 409 million dollars (about 3,423 crores rupees), and the country’s richest woman Savitri Jindal has gained 10.5 million dollars (about 87 crores rupees).
Dilip Sanghvi’s net worth has increased by $264 million (about Rs 2,209 crore), while D-Mart’s Radhakishan Damani’s net worth has increased by $234 million (about Rs 1998 crore). Apart from this, Wipro founder Azim Premji’s net worth has decreased. He has suffered a loss of $123 million (about Rs 1029 crore).