List of Nifty 50 Companies By Market Cap & Weight

The Nifty 50 is the Index of the top 50 Indian large-cap companies which is also known as the benchmark of the Indian economy. The index holds more than 65% market capitalization of the stock market with 14 different sectors & market leaders.

-> Market impact cost is the best measure of the liquidity of a stock. It accurately reflects the costs faced when actually trading an index. For a stock to qualify for possible inclusion into the NIFTY50, has traded at an average impact cost of 0.50% or less during the last six months for 90% of the observations, for the basket size of Rs. 100 Million.

-> The company should have a listing history of 6 months.

-> Companies that are allowed to trade in the F&O segment are only eligible to be constituents of the index.

-> A company that comes out with an IPO will be eligible for inclusion in the index if it fulfills the normal eligibility criteria for the index for a 3 month period instead of a 6 month period

The Nifty 50 Index is managed by the India Index Services and Products Ltd. (IISL), which is a joint venture between NSE and CRISIL.

The 50 stocks in the nifty index are weighted by market capitalization. For this reason, investors cannot directly invest in the nifty index; they can invest in either an index fund or an exchange-traded fund (ETF).

Many people think that index funds are the simplest way to invest in equity. They offer a relatively low risk, clear investment strategy, and better returns than any fixed deposit and 90% of mutual funds.