S&P CNX Nifty
The Standard & Poor's CRISIL NSE Index 5, also known as S & P CNX Nifty, Nifty 50 or simply Nifty, is the leading share index for the largest companies in the stock market in India.
The Nifty comprises 50 companies from 21 industry sectors of India. It is used for various purposes such as benchmarking fund, index based derivatives and index funds.
The values of Nifty 31 December 2009 represented approximately 63 % of the free float market capitalization. The S & P CNX Nifty is professionally managed
History
The Nifty is owned and also run by the India Index Services and Products Ltd.. ( IISL ), which andis a joint project of the NSE. IISL is India's first company, which specializes in an index as the main product. In addition, the IISL has a marketing and licensing agreement with Standard & Poor's, which gives its name to the index.
Included values
ABB Ltd.. , ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, ABB, EQ, INE117A01022
ACC Ltd. , CEMENT AND CEMENT PRODUCTS, ACC, EQ, INE012A01025
Ambuja Cements Ltd.. , CEMENT AND CEMENT PRODUCTS, AMBUJACEM, EQ, INE079A01024
Axis Bank Ltd.. , BANKS, AXISBANK, EQ, INE238A01026
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited. , ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, BHEL, EQ, INE257A01018
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.. , REFINERIES, BPCL, EQ, INE029A01011
Bharti Airtel Ltd., TELECOMMUNICATION -. SERVICES, BHARTIARTL, EQ, INE397D01024
Cairn India Ltd. , OIL EXPLORATION / PRODUCTION, CAIRN, EQ, INE910H01017
Cipla Ltd. , PHARMACEUTICALS, CIPLA, EQ, INE059A01026
DLF Ltd. , CONSTRUCTION, DLF, EQ, INE271C01023
GAIL (India) Ltd.. , GAS, GAIL, EQ, INE129A01019
Grasim Industries Ltd.. , CEMENT AND CEMENT PRODUCTS, Grasim, EQ, INE047A01013
HCL Technologies Ltd., COMPUTERS -. SOFTWARE, HCLTECH, EQ, INE860A01027
HDFC Bank Ltd. , BANKS, HDFCBANK, EQ, INE040A01018
Hero Honda Motors Ltd., AUTOMOBILES -. 2 AND 3 WHEELERS, HERO HONDA, EQ, INE158A01026
Hindalco Industries Ltd.. , ALUMINIUM, Hindalco, EQ, INE038A01020
Hindustan Unilever Ltd. , DIVERSIFIED, HINDUNILVR, EQ, INE030A01027
. Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd, FINANCE - HOUSING, HDFC, EQ, INE001A01028
I T C Ltd. , CIGARETTES, ITC, EQ, INE154A01025
ICICI Bank Ltd. , BANKS, ICICIBANK, EQ, INE090A01013
. Idea Cellular Ltd., TELECOMMUNICATION - SERVICES, IDEA, EQ, INE669E01016
Infosys Technologies Ltd., COMPUTERS -. SOFTWARE, INFOSYSTCH, EQ, INE009A01021
Infrastructure Development Finance Co. Ltd.. , FINANCIAL INSTITUTION, IDFC, EQ, INE043D01016
Jaiprakash Associates Ltd. , DIVERSIFIED, JPASSOCIAT, EQ, INE455F01025
Jindal Steel & Power Ltd.. , STEEL AND STEEL PRODUCTS, JINDALSTEL, EQ, INE749A01030
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.. , ENGINEERING, LT, EQ, INE018A01030
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., AUTOMOBILES -. 4 WHEELERS, M & M, EQ, INE101A01018
. Maruti Suzuki India Ltd., AUTOMOBILES - 4 WHEELERS, MARUTI, EQ, INE585B01010
NTPC Ltd. , POWER, NTPC, EQ, INE733E01010
Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.. , OIL EXPLORATION / PRODUCTION, ONGC, EQ, INE213A01011
Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd.. , POWER, POWER GRID, EQ, INE752E01010
Punjab National Bank, BANKS, PNB, EQ, INE160A01014
Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. , PHARMACEUTICALS, Ranbaxy, EQ, INE015A01028
Reliance Capital Ltd. , FINANCE, RELCAPITAL, EQ, INE013A01015
Reliance Communications Ltd., TELECOMMUNICATION -. SERVICES, RCOM, EQ, INE330H01018
Reliance Industries Ltd. , REFINERIES, RELIANCE, EQ, INE002A01018
Reliance Infrastructure Ltd. , POWER, RELINFRA, EQ, INE036A01016
Reliance Power Ltd. , POWER, RPower, EQ, INE614G01033
Siemens Ltd.. , ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, SIEMENS, EQ, INE003A01024
State Bank of India, BANKS, SBIN, EQ, INE062A01012
Steel Authority of India Ltd. , STEEL AND STEEL PRODUCTS, SAIL, EQ, INE114A01011
Sterlite Industries (India ) Ltd. , METALS, STER, EQ, INE268A01031
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. , PHARMACEUTICALS, Sunpharma, EQ, INE044A01028
Suzlon Energy Ltd. , ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, SUZLON, EQ, INE040H01021
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., COMPUTERS -. SOFTWARE, TCS, EQ, INE467B01029
. Tata Motors Ltd., AUTOMOBILES - 4 WHEELERS, TATA MOTORS, EQ, INE155A01014
Tata Power Co. Ltd.. , POWER, TATA POWER, EQ, INE245A01013
Tata Steel Ltd. , STEEL AND STEEL PRODUCTS, TATA STEEL, EQ, INE081A01012
Unitech Ltd.. , CONSTRUCTION, UNITECH, EQ, INE694A01020
Wipro Ltd., COMPUTERS -. SOFTWARE, WIPRO, EQ, INE075A01022