The NIFTY 50 is a benchmark

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that represents the weighted average of 50 of the largest Indian companies listed on the National Stock Exchange. It is one of the two main stock indices used in India, the other being the BSE SENSEX. Nifty 50 is owned and managed by

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(previously known as India Index Services & Products Limited), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the NSE Strategic Investment Corporation Limited.

had a marketing and licensing agreement with Standard & Poor's for co-branding equity indices until 2013. The Nifty 50 index was launched on 22 April 1996, and is one of the many stock indices of Nifty. The NIFTY 50 index has shaped up to be the largest single financial product in India, with an ecosystem consisting of exchange-traded funds (onshore and offshore), exchange-traded options at NSE, and futures and options abroad at the SGX. NIFTY 50 is the world's most actively traded contract. WFE, IOM and FIA surveys endorse NSE's leadership position. The NIFTY 50 index covers 13 sectors (as on 30 April 2021) of the Indian economy and offers investment managers exposure to the Indian market in one portfolio. Between 2008 & 2012, the NIFTY 50 index's share of NSE's market capitalisation fell from 65% to 29% due to the rise of sectoral indices like NIFTY Bank, NIFTY IT, NIFTY Pharma, NIFTY SERV SECTOR, NIFTY Next 50, etc. The NIFTY 50 Index gives a weightage of 39.47% to

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, 15.31% to

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, 13.01% to IT, 12.38% to

consumer goods A final good or consumer good is a final product ready for sale that is used by the consumer to satisfy current wants or needs, unlike a intermediate good, which is used to produce other goods. A microwave oven or a bicycle is a final good, b ...

, 6.11% to

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and 0% to the

agricultural sector The primary sector of the economy includes any industry involved in the extraction and production of raw materials, such as farming, logging, fishing, forestry and mining. The primary sector tends to make up a larger portion of the economy in de ...

. The NIFTY 50 index is a free float market capitalisation weighted index. The index was initially calculated on a full market capitalisation methodology. On 26 June 2009, the computation was changed to a free-float methodology. The base period for the NIFTY 50 index is 3 November 1995, which marked the completion of one year of operations of the ''National Stock Exchange Equity Market Segment''. The base value of the index has been set at 1000 and a base capital of ₹ 2.06 trillion.

Constituents

, - ! Company Name !!Symbol !! Sector , - , Adani Enterprises , , ADANIENT , , Diversified , - ,

Adani Ports & SEZ Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited (Adani Ports & SEZ; also APSEZ) formerly known as Mundra Port and Special Economic Zone Limited, is an Indian port operator. APSEZ represents a large network of ports with India's largest SEZ at Mu ...

, , ADANIPORTS , , Infrastructure , - , Apollo Hospitals , , APOLLOHOSP , , Healthcare , - ,

Asian Paints Asian Paints Ltd is an Indian multinational paint company, headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. The company is engaged in the business of manufacturing, selling and distribution of paints, coatings, products related to home décor, ...

, , ASIANPAINT , , Consumer Durables , - , Axis Bank , , AXISBANK , , Banking , - ,

Bajaj Auto Bajaj Auto Limited () is an Indian multinational automotive manufacturing company based in Pune. It manufactures motorcycles, scooters and auto rickshaws. Bajaj Auto is a part of the Bajaj Group. It was founded by Jamnalal Bajaj (1889–1942) ...

, , BAJAJ-AUTO , , Automobile , - , Bajaj Finance , , BAJFINANCE , , Financial Services , - ,

Bajaj Finserv Bajaj Finserv Limited is an Indian non-banking financial services company headquartered in Pune. It is focused on lending, asset management, wealth management and insurance. History The financial services and wind energy businesses were trans ...

, , BAJAJFINSV , , Financial Services , - ,

Bharti Airtel Bharti Airtel Limited, commonly known as (d/b/a) Airtel, is an Indian multinational telecommunications services company based in New Delhi. It operates in 18 countries across South Asia and Africa, as well as the Channel Islands. Currently, ...

, , BHARTIARTL , , Telecommunication , - ,

Bharat Petroleum Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) is an Indian central public sector undertaking under the ownership of Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India. It operates three refineries in Bina, Kochi and Mumbai. BPCL is ...

, , BPCL , , Energy - Oil & Gas , - ,

Britannia Industries Britannia Industries Limited is an Indian company specialised in food industry, part of the Wadia Group headed by Nusli Wadia. Founded in 1892 and headquartered in Kolkata, it is one of India's oldest existing companies and best known for its ...

, , BRITANNIA , , Consumer Goods , - , Cipla , , CIPLA , , Pharmaceuticals , - , Coal India , , COALINDIA , , Energy - Coal , - , Divi's Laboratories , , DIVISLAB , , Pharmaceuticals , - , Dr. Reddy's Laboratories , , DRREDDY , , Pharmaceuticals , - , Eicher Motors , , EICHERMOT , , Automobile , - ,

Grasim Industries Grasim Industries Limited is an Indian manufacturing company based in Mumbai. Since its inception in 1947 as a textile manufacturer, Grasim has diversified into textile raw materials like viscose staple fiber (VSF) and viscose filament yarn, ch ...

, , GRASIM , , Materials , - ,

HCLTech HCLTech (formerly Hindustan Computers Limited or HCL Technologies) is an Indian multinational information technology (IT) services and consulting company headquartered in Noida.It emerged as an independent company in 1991 when HCL entered into ...

, , HCLTECH , , Information Technology , - , HDFC , , HDFC , , Financial Services , - ,

HDFC Bank HDFC Bank Limited (also known as HDB) is an Indian banking and financial services company headquartered in Mumbai. It is India's largest private sector bank by assets and world's 10th largest bank by market capitalisation . It is the third la ...

, , HDFCBANK , , Banking , - ,

HDFC Life HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd. ( d/b/a HDFC Life) is a long-term life insurance provider with its headquarters in Mumbai, offering individual and group insurance services and incorporated on 14 August 2000. The company is a joint venture be ...

, , HDFCLIFE , , Financial Services , - ,

Hero MotoCorp Hero MotoCorp Limited (formerly Hero Honda) is an Indian multinational motorcycle and scooter manufacturer headquartered in New Delhi. The company is one of the largest two-wheeler manufacturers in the world, as well as in India, where it h ...

, , HEROMOTOCO , , Automobile , - ,

Hindalco Industries Hindalco Industries Limited an Indian aluminium and copper manufacturing company, is a subsidiary of the Aditya Birla Group. Its headquarters are at Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. The company has annual sales of 25 billion and employs around 20, ...

, , HINDALCO , , Metals , - , Hindustan Unilever , , HINDUNILVR , , Consumer Goods , - ,

ICICI Bank ICICI Bank Limited is an Indian Private bank. It is headquartered at Mumbai. It offers a wide range of banking products and financial services for corporate and retail customers through a variety of delivery channels and specialized subsidiar ...

, , ICICIBANK , , Banking , - , IndusInd Bank , , INDUSINDBK , , Banking , - ,

Infosys Infosys Limited is an Indian multinational information technology company that provides business consulting, information technology and outsourcing services. The company was founded in Pune and is headquartered in Bangalore. Infosys is ...

, , INFY , , Information Technology , - , ITC , , ITC , , Consumer Goods , - ,

JSW Steel JSW Steel Limited is an Indian multinational steel producer based in Mumbai and is a flagship company of the JSW Group. After the merger of ISPAT Steel and Jindal Vijayanagar Steel Limited, JSW Steel became India's second largest private secto ...

, , JSWSTEEL , , Metals , - , Kotak Mahindra Bank , , KOTAKBANK , , Banking , - , Larsen & Toubro , , LT , , Construction , - ,

Mahindra & Mahindra Mahindra & Mahindra Limited (M&M) is an Indian multinational automotive manufacturing corporation headquartered in Mumbai. It was established in 1945 as Mahindra & Mohammed and later renamed as Mahindra & Mahindra. Part of the Mahindra Grou ...

, , M&M , , Automobile , - , Maruti Suzuki , , MARUTI , , Automobile , - , Nestlé India , , NESTLEIND , , Consumer Goods , - , NTPC , , NTPC , , Energy - Power , - , Oil and Natural Gas Corporation , , ONGC , , Energy - Oil & Gas , - ,

Power Grid An electrical grid is an interconnected network for electricity delivery from producers to consumers. Electrical grids vary in size and can cover whole countries or continents. It consists of:Kaplan, S. M. (2009). Smart Grid. Electrical Power ...

, , POWERGRID , , Energy - Power , - ,

Reliance Industries Reliance Industries Limited is an Indian multinational conglomerate company, headquartered in Mumbai. It has diverse businesses including energy, petrochemicals, natural gas, retail, telecommunications, mass media, and textiles. Relian ...

, , RELIANCE , , Diversified , - ,

State Bank of India State Bank of India (SBI) is an Indian multinational public sector bank and financial services statutory body headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra. SBI is the 49th largest bank in the world by total assets and ranked 221st in the '' Fort ...

, , SBIN , , Banking , - , SBI Life Insurance Company , , SBILIFE , , Financial Services , - ,

Sun Pharma Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited (d/b/a Sun Pharma) is an Indian multinational pharmaceutical company headquartered in Mumbai, that manufactures and sells pharmaceutical formulations and active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) in more ...

, , SUNPHARMA , , Pharmaceuticals , - , Tata Motors, , TATAMOTORS , , Automobile , - , Tata Steel, , TATASTEEL , , Metals , - , Tata Consultancy Services , , TCS , , Information Technology , - , Tata Consumer Products , , TATACONSUM , , Consumer Goods , - ,

Tech Mahindra Tech Mahindra is an Indian multinational information technology services and consulting company. Part of the Mahindra Group, the company is headquartered in Pune and has its registered office in Mumbai. Tech Mahindra is a 6.0 billion comp ...

, , TECHM , , Information Technology , - ,

Titan Company Titan Company Limited is an Indian company that mainly manufactures fashion accessories such as jewellery, watches and eyewear. Part of the Tata Group and started as a joint venture with the TIDCO, the company has its corporate headquarters in ...

, , TITAN , , Consumer Durables , - ,

UltraTech Cement UltraTech Cement Limited is an Indian cement company based in Mumbai, and a part of Aditya Birla Group. UltraTech is the largest manufacturer of grey cement, ready-mix concrete (RMC) and white cement in India with an installed capacity of 116. ...

, , ULTRACEMCO , , Materials , - , UPL , , UPL , , Chemicals , - ,

Wipro Wipro Limited (formerly, Western India Palm Refined Oils Limited) is an Indian multinational corporation that provides information technology, consulting and business process services. Thierry Delaporte is serving as CEO and managing direct ...

, , WIPRO , , Information Technology

Index changes

Changes in index constituents since Nifty 50 adopted free float criteria in 2009: , - ! Former Constituent !!Symbol !! Sector !Replaced By !!Symbol !Date of Replacement !Ref , - , ABB India , ABB , Engineering ,

, BAJAJ-AUTO , rowspan="3" , 1 October 2010 , rowspan="3" , , - , Idea Cellular , IDEA , Telecommunication , Dr. Reddy's Laboratories , DRREDDY , - , Unitech , UNITECH , Realty ,

Sesa Goa Vedanta Limited is an Indian multinational mining company headquartered in Mumbai, India, with its main operations in iron ore, gold and aluminium mines in Goa, Karnataka, Rajasthan and Odisha. History Sterlite Industries Vedanta (then called St ...

, VEDL , - , Suzlon , SUZLON , Energy - Power ,

, GRASIM , 25 March 2011 , , - , Reliance Capital , RELCAPITAL , Financial Services , Coal India , COALINDIA , 10 October 2011 , , - ,

Reliance Communications Reliance Communications Limited (RCOM) was an Indian mobile network provider headquartered in Navi Mumbai that offered voice and 2G and 3G and 4G data services. In February 2019, the company filed for bankruptcy as it was unable to sell asse ...

, RCOM , Telecommunication ,

, ASIANPAINT , rowspan="2" , 27 April 2012 , rowspan="2" , , - , Reliance Power , RPOWER , Energy - Power , Bank of Baroda , BANKBARODA , - , Steel Authority of India , SAIL , Metals ,

Lupin ''Lupinus'', commonly known as lupin, lupine, or regionally bluebonnet etc., is a genus of plants in the legume family Fabaceae. The genus includes over 199 species, with centers of diversity in North and South America. Smaller centers occur ...

, LUPIN , rowspan="2" , 28 September 2012 , rowspan="2" , , - , Sterlite Industries , STERLITE , Metals ,

, ULTRACEMCO , - ,

Siemens Siemens AG ( ) is a German multinational conglomerate corporation and the largest industrial manufacturing company in Europe headquartered in Munich with branch offices abroad. The principal divisions of the corporation are ''Industry'', ''E ...

, SIEMENS , Engineering , IndusInd Bank , INDUSINDBK , rowspan="2" , 1 April 2013 , rowspan="2" , , - ,

, WIPRO , Information Technology , NMDC , NMDC , - ,

Reliance Infrastructure Reliance Infrastructure Limited (R-Infra), formerly Reliance Energy Limited (REL) and Bombay Suburban Electric Supply (BSES), is an Indian private sector enterprise involved in power generation, infrastructure, construction and defence. It is p ...

, RELINFRA , Construction ,

, WIPRO , 27 September 2013 , , - , JP Associates , JPASSOCIAT , Construction ,

, TECHM , rowspan="2" , 28 March 2014 , rowspan="2" , , - ,

Ranbaxy Laboratories Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited was an Indian multinational pharmaceutical company that was incorporated in India in 1961 and remained an entity until 2014. The company went public in 1973. Ownership of Ranbaxy changed twice over the course of its ...

, RANBAXY , Pharmaceuticals , United Spirits , MCDOWELL-N , - , United Spirits , MCDOWELL-N , Consumer Goods ,

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Zee Entertainment Enterprises (formerly Zee Telefilms) is an Indian media conglomerate owned by Essel Group. Headquartered in Mumbai, it has interests in television, print, internet, film, businesses related to mobile contents, and operates 45 ...

, ZEEL , 19 September 2014 , , - , DLF , DLF , Realty , Idea Cellular , IDEA , rowspan="2" , 27 March 2015 , rowspan="2" , , - , Jindal Steel & Power , JINDALSTEL , Metals , Yes Bank , YESBANK , - ,

IDFC "Idfc" (abbreviation for "I Don't Fucking Care") is a song by American hip-hop recording artist blackbear. The song was released on October 16, 2014, as the first single from his first album, ''Deadroses'' (2015). It was written by Blackbear him ...

, IDFC , Financial Services , Bosch India , BOSCHLTD , 29 May 2015 , , - , NMDC , NMDC , Metals ,

, ADANIPORTS , 28 September 2015 , , - , Cairn India , CAIRN , Energy - Oil & Gas ,

Aurobindo Pharma Aurobindo Pharma Limited is an Indian multinational pharmaceutical manufacturing company headquartered in HITEC City, Hyderabad, India. The company manufactures generic pharmaceuticals and active pharmaceutical ingredients. The company’s ...

, AUROPHARMA , rowspan="3" , 1 April 2016 , rowspan="3" , , - , Punjab National Bank , PNB , Banking , Bharti Infratel , INFRATEL , - ,

Vedanta ''Vedanta'' (; sa, वेदान्त, ), also ''Uttara Mīmāṃsā'', is one of the six (''āstika'') schools of Hindu philosophy. Literally meaning "end of the Vedas", Vedanta reflects ideas that emerged from, or were aligned with, ...

, VEDL , Metals , Eicher Motors , EICHERMOT , - , BHEL , BHEL , Engineering , Indiabulls Housing Finance , IBULHSGFIN , rowspan="2" , 31 March 2017 , rowspan="2" , , - , Idea Cellular , IDEA , Telecommunication ,

Indian Oil Corporation Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL; d/b/a IndianOil) is a central public sector undertaking under the ownership of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India. It is headquartered in New Delhi. It is a public sector un ...

, IOC , - ,

, GRASIM , Textiles ,

, VEDL , 26 May 2017 , , - , ACC , ACC , Cement , Bajaj Finance , BAJFINANCE , rowspan="3" , 29 September 2017 , rowspan="3" , , - , Bank of Baroda , BANKBARODA , Banking ,

Hindustan Petroleum Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) is an Indian oil and gas refining company headquartered in Mumbai. Since 2018, ONGC has owned a majority stake in the company. The company is ranked 367th on the '' Fortune Global 500'' list o ...

, HINDPETRO , - ,

Tata Power Tata Power Company Limited is an Indian electric utility company based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India and is part of the Tata Group. The core business of the company is to generate, transmit and distribute electricity. With an installed electri ...

, TATAPOWER , Energy - Power , UPL , UPL , - ,

Ambuja Cements Ambuja Cements Limited, formerly known as Gujarat Ambuja Cement Limited, is a major Indian cement producing company. The Group markets cement and clinker for both domestic and export markets. Partnership The company had entered into a strategi ...

, AMBUJACEM , Cement ,

, BAJAJFINSV , rowspan="3" , 2 April 2018 , rowspan="3" , , - ,

, AUROPHARMA , Pharmaceuticals ,

, GRASIM , - , Bosch India , BOSCHLTD , Engineering ,

, TITAN , - ,

, LUPIN , Pharmaceuticals ,

, JSWSTEEL , 28 September 2018 , , - ,

, HINDPETRO , Energy - Oil & Gas ,

, BRITANNIA , 29 March 2019 , , - , Indiabulls Housing Finance , IBULHSGFIN , Financial Services , Nestlé India , NESTLE , 27 September 2019 , , - , Yes Bank , YESBANK , Banking ,

Shree Cement Shree Cement is an Indian cement manufacturer, founded in Beawar, Rajasthan, in 1979. Now headquartered in Kolkata (soon to be shifted entirely to Noida), it is one of the biggest cement makers in Northern India. Shree Cement has moved in the ...

, SHREECEM , 19 March 2020 , , - ,

, VEDL , Metals ,

, HDFCLIFE , 31 July 2020 , , - ,

, ZEEL , Media , SBI Life Insurance Company , SBILIFE , rowspan="2" , 25 September 2020 , rowspan="2" , , - , Bharti Infratel , INFRATEL , Telecommunication , Divi's Laboratories , DIVISLAB , - , GAIL , GAIL , Energy - Oil & Gas , Tata Consumer Products , TATACONSUM , 31 March 2021 , , - , Indian Oil Corp , IOC , Energy - Oil & Gas , Apollo Hospitals , APOLLOHOSP , 31 March 2022 , , - ,

, SHREECEM , Cement , Adani Enterprises , ADANIENT , 30 September 2022 ,

Major single day falls

Following are some of the notable single-day falls of the NIFTY 50 Index.

Major single day gains

Following are some of the notable single-day gains of the NIFTY 50 Index.

Annual returns

The following table shows the annual development of the NIFTY 50 since 2000. The historical daily returns data can be accessed from th
NSE website

Derivatives

Trading in call and put options on the Nifty 50 are offered by the NSE. The exchange offers weekly as well as monthly expiry.

NIFTY Next 50

NIFTY Next 50, also called NIFTY Junior, is an index of 50 companies whose free float market capitalisation comes after that of the companies in NIFTY 50. NIFTY Next 50 constituents are thus potential candidates for future inclusion in NIFTY 50.

References

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External links

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