What is Nifty?

Nifty 50 or just the “Nifty” as it is popularly known, is an index comprising fifty stocks with the highest market capitalization (value of a company traded on the stock exchange). The index derived its name as a combination of the words National and Fifty. Nifty is primarily a benchmark index and was introduced in 1996. It is a well-diversified 50 companies index reflecting overall market conditions, and that is one of the reasons it is widely accepted as an index that reflects the conditions of the Indian economy.

How are stocks for Nifty50 selected?

There are certain eligibility criteria which a stock must fulfil in order to be considered for inclusion in the index. These are as follows:

The stock should have traded at an average impact cost of 0.50% or less during the last 6 months for at least 90% observations, for a basket size of Rs.100 million. The impact cost is one of the best measures of liquidity as it reflects the ease of finding counter trades.
Stock should have a listing history of at least 6 months.
The stock must be traded in the F&O segment.
Companies which come out with an IPO will be eligible for inclusion, if it fulfils the normal eligibility criteria for 3 months instead of 6.

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When is the Nifty50 list rebalanced?

The list is rebalanced on a semi-annual basis – 31st of January and 31st of July, each year. The market is given four weeks prior notice from date of change.

What are the stocks currently on the list?

Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone	Cipla Ltd.	Hindustan Unilever Ltd.	Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.	Tata Motors Ltd.
Asian Paints Limited	Coal India Ltd.	Housing Development Fin. Corp. Ltd.	Maruti Suzuki India Limited	Tata Steel Ltd.
Axis Bank Ltd.	Dr Reddys Laboratories Ltd.	ICICI Bank Ltd.	Nestle India Ltd.	Tech Mahindra Ltd.
Bajaj Auto Limited	Eicher Motors Ltd.	Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.	NTPC Limited	Titan Company Ltd.
Bajaj Finance Ltd.	GAIL (India) Ltd.	Indusind Bank Ltd.	Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.	UltraTech Cement Limited
Bajaj Finserv Ltd	Grasim Industries Ltd.	Infosys Limited	Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd	UPL Ltd.
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.	HCL Technologies Ltd.	ITC Ltd.	Reliance Industries Ltd.	Vedanta Ltd.
Bharti Airtel Ltd.	HDFC Bank Ltd.	JSW Steel Ltd	State Bank of India	Wipro Ltd.
Bharti Infratel Ltd.	Hero MotoCorp Ltd.	Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited	Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.	Yes Bank Ltd.
Britannia Industries Ltd.	Hindalco Industries Ltd	Larsen and Toubro Ltd.	Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.	Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd

Top 10 weighted stocks on the Nifty

Sr.No.	Company Name	Sector	Weightage
1	HDFC Bank Ltd.	Banks	10.86%
2	Reliance Industries Ltd.	Petroleum Products	10.24%
3	Housing Development Fin. Corp. Ltd.	Finance	7.51%
4	ICICI Bank Ltd.	Banks	6.11%
5	Infosys Limited	Software	5.13%
6	Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.	Software	4.87%
7	ITC Ltd.	Consumer Non Durables	4.53%
8	Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited	Banks	4.30%
9	Larsen and Toubro Ltd.	Construction Project	3.72%
10	Axis Bank Ltd.	Banks	3.35%

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