Foundation | 22 April 1996 |
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Operator | NSE Indices |
Exchanges | National Stock Exchange of India |
Trading symbol | ^NSEI |
Constituents | 50 |
Type | Large cap |
Weighting method | Capitalisation-weighted |
Related indices | NIFTY Next 50 NIFTY 500 |
Website | www |
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 (previously known as India Index Services & Products Limited), 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, and is one of the many stock indices of Nifty. [1]
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), and futures and options at NSE and NSE International Exchange (through GIFT Nifty, operated by NSEIX at GIFT City). [5] [6] NIFTY 50 is the world's most actively traded contract. WFE, IOM and FIA surveys have endorsed NSE's leadership position. [7] [8] Between 2008 and 2012, the NIFTY 50 index's share of NSE market fell from 65% to 29% [9] due to the rise of sectoral indices like NIFTY Bank, NIFTY IT, NIFTY Pharma, and NIFTY Next 50.
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 March 2024, NIFTY 50 gives a weightage of 33.53% to financial services including banking, 13.04% to information technology, 12.87% to oil and gas, 8.15% to consumer goods, and 7.57% to automotive. [1]
The NIFTY 50 index is a free float market capitalisation-weighted index.
Stocks are added to the index based on the following criteria: [1]
The index was initially calculated on a full market capitalization methodology. On 26 June 2009, the computation was changed to a free-float methodology. [10] The base period for the NIFTY 50 index is 3 November 1995, which marked the completion of one year of operations of the equity market segment on NSE. The base value of the index has been set at 1000 and a base capital of ₹ 2.06 trillion. [1] [11]
The index is re-balanced on semi-annual basis. The cut-off date is January 31 and July 31 every year and average data for the previous six months from the cut-off date is considered to filter stocks. A notice of 4 weeks from the date of change is given to market participants so that they can prepare for any changes. [1]
Category | All-time highs [12] | |
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Value | Date | |
Closing | 22,753.80 | 10 April 2024 |
Intra-day | 22,775.70 | 10 April 2024 [13] |
The Nifty 50 has the following constituents, as of 28 March 2024.
Company name | Symbol | Sector [14] | Date added [15] |
---|---|---|---|
Adani Enterprises | ADANIENT | Diversified | 30 September 2022 |
Adani Ports & SEZ | ADANIPORTS | Infrastructure | 28 September 2015 |
Apollo Hospitals | APOLLOHOSP | Healthcare | 31 March 2022 |
Asian Paints | ASIANPAINT | Consumer Durables | 27 April 2012 |
Axis Bank | AXISBANK | Banking | 27 March 2009 |
Bajaj Auto | BAJAJ-AUTO | Automotive | 1 October 2010 |
Bajaj Finance | BAJFINANCE | Financial Services | 29 September 2017 |
Bajaj Finserv | BAJAJFINSV | Financial Services | 2 April 2018 |
Bharat Petroleum | BPCL | Energy - Oil & Gas | 28 October 2002 |
Bharti Airtel | BHARTIARTL | Telecommunication | 1 March 2004 |
Britannia Industries | BRITANNIA | Consumer Goods | 29 March 2019 |
Cipla | CIPLA | Pharmaceuticals | 7 October 1998 |
Coal India | COALINDIA | Energy - Coal | 10 October 2011 |
Divi's Laboratories | DIVISLAB | Pharmaceuticals | 25 September 2020 |
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories | DRREDDY | Pharmaceuticals | 1 October 2010 |
Eicher Motors | EICHERMOT | Automotive | 1 April 2016 |
Grasim Industries | GRASIM | Materials | 2 April 2018 |
HCLTech | HCLTECH | Information Technology | 28 October 2002 |
HDFC Bank | HDFCBANK | Banking | 22 April 1996 |
HDFC Life | HDFCLIFE | Financial Services | 31 July 2020 |
Hero MotoCorp | HEROMOTOCO | Automotive | 7 October 1998 |
Hindalco Industries | HINDALCO | Metals | 22 April 1996 |
Hindustan Unilever | HINDUNILVR | Consumer Goods | 22 April 1996 |
ICICI Bank | ICICIBANK | Banking | 25 January 2002 |
IndusInd Bank | INDUSINDBK | Banking | 1 April 2013 |
Infosys | INFY | Information Technology | 7 October 1998 |
ITC | ITC | Consumer Goods | 22 April 1996 |
JSW Steel | JSWSTEEL | Metals | 28 September 2018 |
Kotak Mahindra Bank | KOTAKBANK | Banking | 8 April 2010 |
Larsen & Toubro | LT | Construction | 10 December 2004 |
LTIMindtree | LTIM | Information Technology | 13 July 2023 |
Mahindra & Mahindra | M&M | Automotive | 18 September 1996 |
Maruti Suzuki | MARUTI | Automotive | 1 March 2004 |
Nestlé India | NESTLEIND | Consumer Goods | 27 September 2019 |
NTPC | NTPC | Energy - Power | 24 September 2007 |
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation | ONGC | Energy - Oil & Gas | 12 April 2004 |
Power Grid | POWERGRID | Energy - Power | 14 March 2008 |
Reliance Industries | RELIANCE | Diversified | 22 April 1996 |
SBI Life Insurance Company | SBILIFE | Financial Services | 25 September 2020 |
Shriram Finance | SHRIRAMFIN | Financial Services | 28 March 2024 |
State Bank of India | SBIN | Banking | 22 April 1996 |
Sun Pharma | SUNPHARMA | Pharmaceuticals | 17 January 2002 |
Tata Motors | TATAMOTORS | Automotive | 22 April 1996 |
Tata Steel | TATASTEEL | Metals | 22 April 1996 |
Tata Consultancy Services | TCS | Information Technology | 25 February 2005 |
Tata Consumer Products | TATACONSUM | Consumer Goods | 31 March 2021 |
Tech Mahindra | TECHM | Information Technology | 28 March 2014 |
Titan Company | TITAN | Consumer Durables | 2 April 2018 |
UltraTech Cement | ULTRACEMCO | Materials | 28 September 2012 |
Wipro | WIPRO | Information Technology | 27 September 2013 |
Changes in index constituents since Nifty 50 adopted free float criteria in 2009:
Constituent excluded | Constituent included | Date of Replacement | Reason for exclusion | Ref |
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Grasim Industries | Kotak Mahindra Bank | 8 April 2010 | Demerger | [16] |
ABB India | Bajaj Auto | 1 October 2010 | Inadequate market capitalization | [17] |
Idea Cellular | Dr. Reddy's Laboratories | Inadequate market capitalization | ||
Unitech | Sesa Goa | Inadequate market capitalization | ||
Suzlon | Grasim Industries | 25 March 2011 | Inadequate market capitalization | [18] |
Reliance Capital | Coal India | 10 October 2011 | Inadequate market capitalization | [19] |
Reliance Communications | Asian Paints | 27 April 2012 | Inadequate market capitalization | [20] |
Reliance Power | Bank of Baroda | Inadequate market capitalization | ||
Steel Authority of India | Lupin | 28 September 2012 | Inadequate market capitalization | [21] |
Sterlite Industries | UltraTech Cement | Inadequate market capitalization | ||
Siemens | IndusInd Bank | 1 April 2013 | Inadequate market capitalization | [22] |
Wipro | NMDC | Demerger | ||
Reliance Infrastructure | Wipro | 27 September 2013 | Inadequate market capitalization | [23] |
JP Associates | Tech Mahindra | 28 March 2014 | Inadequate market capitalization | [24] |
Ranbaxy Laboratories | United Spirits | Inadequate market capitalization | ||
United Spirits | Zee Entertainment Enterprises | 19 September 2014 | Exclusion from F&O segment | [25] |
DLF | Idea Cellular | 27 March 2015 | Inadequate market capitalization | [26] |
Jindal Steel & Power | Yes Bank | Inadequate market capitalization | ||
IDFC | Bosch India | 29 May 2015 | Demerger | [27] |
NMDC | Adani Ports & SEZ | 28 September 2015 | Inadequate market capitalization | [28] |
Cairn India | Aurobindo Pharma | 1 April 2016 | Merger | [29] |
Punjab National Bank | Bharti Infratel | Inadequate market capitalization | ||
Vedanta | Eicher Motors | Merger | ||
BHEL | Indiabulls Housing Finance | 31 March 2017 | Inadequate market capitalization | [30] |
Idea Cellular | Indian Oil Corporation | Inadequate market capitalization | ||
Grasim Industries | Vedanta | 26 May 2017 | Demerger | [31] |
ACC | Bajaj Finance | 29 September 2017 | Inadequate market capitalization | [32] |
Bank of Baroda | Hindustan Petroleum | Inadequate market capitalization | ||
Tata Power | UPL | Inadequate market capitalization | ||
Ambuja Cements | Bajaj Finserv | 2 April 2018 | Inadequate market capitalization | [33] |
Aurobindo Pharma | Grasim Industries | Inadequate market capitalization | ||
Bosch India | Titan Company | Inadequate market capitalization | ||
Lupin | JSW Steel | 28 September 2018 | Inadequate market capitalization | [34] |
Hindustan Petroleum | Britannia Industries | 29 March 2019 | Inadequate market capitalization | [35] |
Indiabulls Housing Finance | Nestlé India | 27 September 2019 | Inadequate market capitalization | [36] |
Yes Bank | Shree Cement | 19 March 2020 | Reconstruction scheme | [37] |
Vedanta | HDFC Life | 31 July 2020 | Proposed delisting | [38] |
Zee Entertainment Enterprises | SBI Life Insurance Company | 25 September 2020 | Inadequate market capitalization | [32] |
Bharti Infratel | Divi's Laboratories | Merger | ||
GAIL | Tata Consumer Products | 31 March 2021 | Inadequate market capitalization | [39] |
Indian Oil Corporation | Apollo Hospitals | 31 March 2022 | Inadequate market capitalization | [40] |
Shree Cement | Adani Enterprises | 30 September 2022 | Inadequate market capitalization | [41] |
HDFC | LTIMindtree | 13 July 2023 | Merger | [42] |
UPL | Shriram Finance | 28 March 2024 | Inadequate market capitalization | [43] |
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Following are some of the notable single-day falls of the NIFTY 50 Index.
Sl. No. | Date | Fall | Probable Reason |
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1 | 28 October 1997 | 88.20 points (7.87%) | Investors deserted emerging Asian shares during the Asian Financial Crisis. Crashes also occurred in Thailand, Indonesia, South Korea and Philippines. |
2 | 14 May 2004 | 135.10 points (7.87%) | UPA election. |
3 | 17 May 2004 | 193.5 points (12.24%) | UPA election. |
4 | 21 January 2008 | 496.50 points (8.70%) | Due to the US subprime mortgage crisis. |
5 | 22 January 2008 | 309.50 points (5.94%) | Due to the US subprime mortgage crisis. |
6 | 16 August 2013 | 234.45 points (4.08%) | Due to depreciation of the Indian rupee. [44] [45] |
7 | 24 August 2015 | 490.95 points (5.92%) | Driven by the meltdown in the Chinese Stock market. [46] |
8 | 24 June 2016 | 181.85 points (2.20%) | Driven by the Brexit Referendum. [47] |
9 | 11 November 2016 | 229.45 points (2.69%) | Driven by the Demonetization move by the Indian Government and the 2016 US Election Results. [48] |
10 | 2 February 2018 | 256.30 points (2.33%) | Driven by the 2018 Union budget of India and Global breakdown. |
11 | 4 October 2018 | 303.20 points (2.39%) | Panic Fall, due to Oil price Increase and rupee fall against US Dollar. |
12 | 5 October 2018 | 282.80 points (2.67%) | Panic Fall, due to Oil price Increase and rupee fall against US Dollar. |
13 | 8 July 2019 | 252.55 points (2.14%) | Due to Union Budget FY 2019. |
15 | 3 September 2019 | 225.35 points (2.04%) | Due to Multiple PSU Bank Merger Announcements. [49] [50] |
16 | 1 February 2020 | 373.95 points (3.11%) | Driven by the Union Budget FY 2020 and coronavirus pandemic which saw global breakdown a day before the budget. [51] |
17 | 9 March 2020 | 538.00 points (4.90%) | Driven by the COVID-19 pandemic. [52] [53] |
18 | 12 March 2020 | 868.25 points (8.30%) | Driven by the COVID-19 pandemic after WHO declared it a pandemic. [54] |
19 | 16 March 2020 | 757.80 points (7.61%) | Driven by the COVID-19 pandemic. [55] |
20 | 23 March 2020 | 1135.20 points (12.98%) | Driven by the COVID-19 pandemic. [56] |
21 | 11 June 2020 | 214.15 points (2.12%) | Driven by the weak economic outlook as predicted by the United States Federal Reserve. [57] [58] |
22 | 26 Feb 2021 | 568.20 points (3.76%) | Global breakdown.[ citation needed ] |
23 | 12 Apr 2021 | 524.05 points (3.53%) | Rise in daily COVID cases, speculation of complete lockdown in the Maharashtra state. |
24 | 26 Nov 2021 | 509.80 points (2.91%) | New coronavirus strain found in South Africa. |
25 | 20 Dec 2021 | 371.00 points (2.18%) | |
26 | 24 Jan 2022 | 468.05 points (2.66%) | Increasing geopolitical tensions and rising inflation (investors lost 19.33 lakh crore in market in a week). |
27 | 14 Feb 2022 | 531.95 points (3.06%) | Russia-Ukraine tensions, US fed aggressive statements on rate hike and ABG shipyard fraud case. [59] |
28 | 17 January 2024 | 461 points (2.09%) | It's largest constituent by weightage (HDFCBANK at 11%) fell by more than 6% due to a poor earnings report. [60] |
Following are some of the notable single-day gains of the NIFTY 50 Index.
Sl. No. | Date | High | Probable reason |
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1 | 18 May 2009 | 651.50 points (17.74%) | Ovewhelmingly upbeat results of the 2009 Indian general election; caused multiple trading curbs. |
2 | 20 May 2019 | 421.10 points (3.69%) | Exit Polls of 2019 General elections. |
3 | 23 May 2019 | 300.90 points (2.49%) | Results of the 2019 General Elections in which NDA alliance wins. |
4 | 8 August 2019 | 176.95 points (1.63%) | FPI surcharge rollback. [61] |
5 | 26 August 2019 | 234.45 points (2.16%) | Relief measures, likely US-China trade talks begin. [62] |
6 | 20 September 2019 | 655.45 points (6.12%) | Indian FM announced a cut in the corporate tax rate for domestic companies and new domestic manufacturing companies. [63] |
7 | 23 September 2019 | 420.65 points (3.73%) | Following a corporate tax cut in India. |
8 | 7 April 2020 | 708.40 points (8.76%) | Positive news that infection numbers were peaking in some of the worst affected areas around the world. [64] |
9 | 1 Feb 2021 | 646.60 points (4.74%) | Union budget day by Nirmala Sitharaman. |
10 | 2 Feb 2021 | 366.65 points (2.57%) | Union budget reaction. |
11 | 15 Feb 2022 | 509.65 points (3.03%) | Russia withdraws troops from Ukraine border. [65] |
The following table shows the annual development of the NIFTY 50 since 2000. [66] The historical daily returns data can be accessed from the NSE website. [67]
Year | Closing level | Change in Index in Points | Change in Index in % |
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2000 | 1,263.55 | −216.90 | −14.65 |
2001 | 1,059.05 | −204.50 | −13.94 |
2002 | 1,093.50 | 34.45 | 3.25 |
2003 | 1,879.75 | 786.25 | 71.90 |
2004 | 2,080.50 | 200.75 | 10.68 |
2005 | 2,836.55 | 756.05 | 36.34 |
2006 | 3,966.40 | 1,129.85 | 39.83 |
2007 | 6,138.60 | 2,172.20 | 54.77 |
2008 | 2,959.15 | −3,179.45 | −51.79 |
2009 | 5,201.05 | 2,241.90 | 75.76 |
2010 | 6,134.50 | 933.45 | 17.95 |
2011 | 4,624.30 | −1,510.20 | −24.62 |
2012 | 5,905.10 | 1,280.80 | 27.70 |
2013 | 6,304.00 | 398.90 | 6.76 |
2014 | 8,282.70 | 1,978.70 | 31.39 |
2015 | 7,964.35 | −318.35 | −3.84 |
2016 | 8,185.80 | 239.45 | 3.01 |
2017 | 10,530.70 | 2,344.90 | 28.65 |
2018 | 10,862.55 | 331.85 | 3.15 |
2019 | 12,168.45 | 1,305.90 | 12.02 |
2020 | 13,981.75 | 1,813.30 | 14.90 |
2021 | 17,354.05 | 3,372.30 | 24.12 |
2022 | 18,105.30 | 751.25 | 4.32 |
2023 | 21,731.40 | 3621.1 | 20.02 |
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