In April, the 15 Indian entities listed on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq saw their cumulative market value declining by USD 647 million. This was in comparison of a collective loss of about USD 5.69 billion in March.
Among the entities listed as American Depository Receipts (ADRs), 11 firms witnessed a slump in their respective market capitalisation, while the remaining five saw gains in their valuation.
Market experts believed Indian ADRs gave negative return to investors in April as the counters performed poorly due to the decline in the Indian equity market.
ADRs are bought and sold on American markets just like stocks and are issued by a bank or brokerage firm.
Infosys was the worst performer among the ADRs in terms of the erosion in value on a percentage basis and in absolute term, while Tata Motors was the best in both categories.
Infosys' market capitalisation plummeted by USD 5.55 billion to USD 27.07 billion, while that of Wipro fell by USD 3.27 billion to USD 23.61 billion.
The valuation of auto maker Tata Motors rose sharply by USD 9.23 billion to USD 94.83 billion.
Meanwhile, the US market saw a marginal gain in April, while Indian equity saw a decline in the month.
In April, the US benchmark index Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) closed at 13,213.63 points, up 0.01 per cent from the previous close, whereas India's key 30-share Sensex index lost 0.49 per cent to settle at 17,318.81 points.
In the banking sector, ICICI Bank's market capitalisation tumbled by USD 460 million to USD 19.63 billion, while that of HDFC Bank went down by USD 210 million to USD 26.40 billion.
Sterlite industries' ADR plunged by USD 328 million to USD 6.85 billion and valuation of Dr Reddys' Laboratories saw a fall of USD 125 million to USD 5.73 billion.
Among other losers, Sify Technologies, Rediff.Com, WNS Holdings and MTNL saw their valuations slipping in the range of USD 14 million to USD 43 million.
On the other hand, Genpact and EXLService Holdings, Tata Communications, Dr Reddy's Laboratories ended in the positive territory. PTI SP YB ns
YB
