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Nifty indices explained: the pages that cover each one

A Nifty index is a rule based basket of NSE stocks, chosen and weighted by a published methodology and reviewed on a fixed calendar. This page lists the RupeeCase guides to the main Nifty indices, the module on benchmarks and the pages on cap bands and weighting.

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7Guides

Long form answers with worked Indian examples.

Guide, 9 minNifty 50 vs Sensex: what an index is, and how NSE and BSE build theirsHow NSE and BSE build their indices, why they move together, and where they differ.
Guide, 8 minNifty Next 50 vs Nifty 50: the companies just below the top, and their recordThe 50 companies just below the top: thirteen years of returns, falls and valuations.
Guide, 9 minNifty200 Momentum 30 index explained: how NSE scores, picks and rebalances itHow NSE scores momentum, sets the weights, rebalances twice a year, and how it has behaved.
Guide, 9 minNifty Alpha 50: how the index works and how to invest in itHow NSE picks and weights it, what it returned, and what it costs to hold.
Guide, 9 minEqual weight vs market cap: what the NSE record shows for the same 100 companiesThe same 100 companies held two ways since 2013: returns, falls and costs.
Guide, 9 minLarge cap vs mid cap vs small cap: the definitions, the record and the riskSEBI's rank rule, five years of NSE index data, and the swings that come with size.
Guide, 9 minNifty 50 returns by year: every calendar year since 2013, and the falls inside themEvery calendar year since 2013 from NSE's closes, with the fall inside each year.

1Terminal tutorials

Where the figure sits in the app, in a short video.

Tutorial, 1:06 videoMarket cap bands: how does the app call a stock large or small?How the Composition card sorts holdings into Large, Mid, Small, Micro cap or Other by NSE index membership, and how the index lists are grouped.

1Comparisons and more

Side by side pages, hubs and the rest of the site.

PageIndex Investing in India, Rules Based IndicesIndex investing in India beyond the Nifty 50: rules based momentum, factor and multi asset indices on NSE and BSE that you own stock by stock.

2Glossary terms

The words, in plain language.

Nifty 50: Index of 50 large-cap Indian stocks representing about 65 percent of NSE free-float market cap.
Free float: Shares available for public trading, excluding promoter and strategic holdings.

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Questions about Nifty indices

What is the Nifty 50?

The NSE index of 50 large companies, weighted by free float market value. It is the most quoted benchmark for Indian large caps.

How is Nifty 50 different from Sensex?

Nifty 50 holds 50 NSE stocks and Sensex holds 30 BSE stocks; both weight by free float value. The guide compares their rules and records.

What are factor indices such as Nifty200 Momentum 30?

Indices that select from a larger universe by a factor score instead of size. Each has its own guide here with the published rules.

What do large cap, mid cap and small cap mean?

SEBI ranks listed companies by full market value: the first 100 are large cap, 101 to 250 mid cap and the rest small cap. The cap band guide and tutorial explain the lists.

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