What is Nifty? Nifty Meaning Explained– The NIFTY 50 index is National Stock Exchange of India’s benchmark stock market index for Indian equity market. Nifty is owned and managed by India Index Services and Products (IISL).
- The base year is taken as 1995 and the base value is set to 1000.
- Nifty is calculated on 50 stocks actively traded in the NSE
- 50 top stocks are selected from 24 sectors.
Nifty Meaning: Just as the Sensex which was introduced by the Bombay stock exchange(BSE), Nifty is a major stock index in India introduced by the National stock exchange(NSE).
Also Read: What is Sensex?
NIFTY 50 Index is computed using free float market capitalization method. NIFTY 50 can be used for a variety of purposes such as benchmarking fund portfolios, launching of index funds, ETFs, and structured products. 
| S. No | Company Name | Industry | Symbol |
| 1 | ACC Ltd. | CEMENT & CEMENT PRODUCTS | ACC |
| 2 | Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd. | SERVICES | ADANIPORTS |
| 3 | Ambuja Cements Ltd. | CEMENT & CEMENT PRODUCTS | AMBUJACEM |
| 4 | Asian Paints Ltd. | CONSUMER GOODS | ASIANPAINT |
| 5 | Aurobindo Pharma Ltd. | PHARMA | AUROPHARMA |
| 6 | Axis Bank Ltd. | FINANCIAL SERVICES | AXISBANK |
| 7 | Bajaj Auto Ltd. | AUTOMOBILE | BAJAJ-AUTO |
| 8 | Bank of Baroda | FINANCIAL SERVICES | BANKBARODA |
| 9 | Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. | INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING | BHEL |
| 10 | Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. | ENERGY | BPCL |
| 11 | Bharti Airtel Ltd. | TELECOM | BHARTIARTL |
| 12 | Bharti Infratel Ltd. | TELECOM | INFRATEL |
| 13 | Bosch Ltd. | AUTOMOBILE | BOSCHLTD |
| 14 | Cipla Ltd. | PHARMA | CIPLA |
| 15 | Coal India Ltd. | METALS | COALINDIA |
| 16 | Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. | PHARMA | DRREDDY |
| 17 | Eicher Motors Ltd. | AUTOMOBILE | EICHERMOT |
| 18 | GAIL (India) Ltd. | ENERGY | GAIL |
| 19 | Grasim Industries Ltd. | CEMENT & CEMENT PRODUCTS | GRASIM |
| 20 | HCL Technologies Ltd. | IT | HCLTECH |
| 21 | HDFC Bank Ltd. | FINANCIAL SERVICES | HDFCBANK |
| 22 | Hero MotoCorp Ltd. | AUTOMOBILE | HEROMOTOCO |
| 23 | Hindalco Industries Ltd. | METALS | HINDALCO |
| 24 | Hindustan Unilever Ltd. | CONSUMER GOODS | HINDUNILVR |
| 25 | Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd. | FINANCIAL SERVICES | HDFC |
| 26 | I T C Ltd. | CONSUMER GOODS | ITC |
| 27 | ICICI Bank Ltd. | FINANCIAL SERVICES | ICICIBANK |
| 28 | Idea Cellular Ltd. | TELECOM | IDEA |
| 29 | IndusInd Bank Ltd. | FINANCIAL SERVICES | INDUSINDBK |
| 30 | Infosys Ltd. | IT | INFY |
| 31 | Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. | FINANCIAL SERVICES | KOTAKBANK |
| 32 | Larsen & Toubro Ltd. | CONSTRUCTION | LT |
| 33 | Lupin Ltd. | PHARMA | LUPIN |
| 34 | Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. | AUTOMOBILE | M&M |
| 35 | Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. | AUTOMOBILE | MARUTI |
| 36 | NTPC Ltd. | ENERGY | NTPC |
| 37 | Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. | ENERGY | ONGC |
| 38 | Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. | ENERGY | POWERGRID |
| 39 | Reliance Industries Ltd. | ENERGY | RELIANCE |
| 40 | State Bank of India | FINANCIAL SERVICES | SBIN |
| 41 | Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. | PHARMA | SUNPHARMA |
| 42 | Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. | IT | TCS |
| 43 | Tata Motors Ltd DVR | AUTOMOBILE | TATAMTRDVR |
| 44 | Tata Motors Ltd. | AUTOMOBILE | TATAMOTORS |
| 45 | Tata Power Co. Ltd. | ENERGY | TATAPOWER |
| 46 | Tata Steel Ltd. | METALS | TATASTEEL |
| 47 | Tech Mahindra Ltd. | IT | TECHM |
| 48 | UltraTech Cement Ltd. | CEMENT & CEMENT PRODUCTS | ULTRACEMCO |
| 49 | Wipro Ltd. | IT | WIPRO |
| 50 | Yes Bank Ltd. | FINANCIAL SERVICES | YESBANK |
| 51 | Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. | MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT | ZEEL |
*And the 51st stock is: The Tata Motors DVR. This is a differential voting rights share of Tata Motors. Which is already in the Nifty! Reference: https://www.nseindia.com/content/indices/Method_Nifty_50.pdf https://www.nseindia.com/content/indices/ind_nifty50list.csv https://www.nseindia.com/content/indices/ind_nifty50.pdf
If you want to read further, here is a great book about Indian Stock Market: Bulls, Bears and Other Beasts: A Story of the Indian Stock Market by Santosh Nair
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