NIFTY 50

For the informal 1960s US stock market designation, see Nifty Fifty.

NIFTY 50
Performance of the NIFTY 50 index between 1990 and 2024
Foundation22 April 1996 (28 years ago) (22 April 1996)
OperatorNSE Indices
ExchangesNational Stock Exchange of India
Trading symbol^NSEI
Constituents50
TypeLarge cap
Weighting methodFree-float capitalization-weighted
Related indicesNIFTY Next 50
NIFTY 500
Websitewww.niftyindices.com/indices/equity/broad-based-indices/NIFTY-Next-50/NIFTY-50

The NIFTY 50 is a benchmark Indian stock market index that represents the weighted average of 50 of the largest Indian companies listed on the National Stock Exchange.[1][2] Nifty 50 is owned and managed by NSE Indices, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the NSE Strategic Investment Corporation Limited.[3][4] NSE Indices 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.[1]

The NIFTY 50 index ecosystem consists of index funds (both onshore and offshore mutual funds and ETFs), and futures and options at NSE and NSE International Exchange (through GIFT Nifty).[5][6] In 2016, NIFTY 50 was reported by the WFE and FIA as the world's most actively traded index options contract, but it was later overtaken by Nifty Bank.[7][8][9]

The NIFTY 50 index covers 13 sectors of the Indian economy and offers investment managers exposure to the Indian market in one portfolio. As of July 2024, NIFTY 50 gives a weightage of 32.76% to financial services including banking, 13.76% to information technology, 12.12% to oil and gas, 8.46% to consumer goods, and 8.22% to automotive.[1]

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