Nifty 50 Index
The Nifty 50 is a diversified 50 stock index accounting for 13 sectors of the economy. It is used for a variety of purposes such as benchmarking fund portfolios, index based derivatives and index funds.
Nifty 50 is owned and managed by NSE Indices Limited (formerly known as India Index Services & Products Limited) (NSE Indices). NSE Indices is India's specialised company focused upon the index as a core product.
- The Nifty 50 Index represents about 54% of the free float market capitalization of the stocks listed on NSE as on September 30, 2024.
- The total traded value of Nifty 50 index constituents for the last six months ending September 2024 is approximately 27% of the traded value of all stocks on the NSE.
- Impact cost of the Nifty 50 for a portfolio size of Rs.50 lakhs is 0.02% for the month September 2024.
- Nifty 50 is ideal for derivatives trading.
From June 26, 2009, Nifty 50 is computed based on free float methodology.
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