Market structure & regulation
What is Nifty 50?
Hinglish mein padhein: Nifty 50 kya hai?
The Nifty 50 is NSE's flagship index of 50 large companies across sectors, weighted by free-float market capitalisation.
It is the most tracked Indian index and the underlying for India's most traded derivatives and many index funds and ETFs.
Constituents are reviewed twice a year. The index started in 1996 with a base value of 1,000 (November 1995).
Related terms
- SensexThe Sensex is BSE's benchmark index of 30 large, liquid companies, weighted by free-float market capitalisation.
- Stock market indexAn index tracks the combined price movement of a chosen basket of stocks, giving one number for how that part of the market is doing.
- Index fund and ETFIndex funds and ETFs simply copy an index like the Nifty 50 instead of picking stocks. ETFs trade on the exchange like shares.
- Bank NiftyNifty Bank tracks the most liquid and large Indian banking stocks and is one of the most actively traded index derivatives.