About Nifty
The CNX Nifty is a well diversified 50 stock index accounting for 22 sectors of the economy. It is used for a variety of purposes such as benchmarking fund portfolios, index based derivatives and index funds.
CNX Nifty is owned and managed by India Index Services and Products Ltd. (IISL), which is a joint venture between NSE and CRISIL. IISL is India's first specialised company focused upon the index as a core product.
The CNX Nifty, also called the Nifty 50 or simply the Nifty, is a stock market index and benchmark index for Indian equity market. Nifty is owned and managed by India Index Services and Products Ltd. (IISL), which is a joint venture between NSE and CRISIL (Credit Rating and Information Services of India Ltd). IISL is India's first specialized company focused upon the index as a core product. IISL has a marketing and licensing agreement with Standard & Poor's for co-branding equity indices.
- The CNX Nifty Index represents about 68.03% of the free float market capitalization of the stocks listed on NSE as on March 28, 2013.
- The total traded value for the last six months ending March 2013 of all index constituents is approximately 50.23% of of the traded value of all stocks on the NSE.
- Impact cost of the CNX Nifty for a portfolio size of Rs.50 lakhs is 0.06% for the month March 2013.
- CNX Nifty is professionally maintained and is ideal for derivatives trading.
From June 26, 2009, CNX Nifty is computed based on free float methodology.
'CNX' in its name stands for 'CRISIL NSE Index'.
As on 29-April-2013 the Nifty (50 Stocks of NSE)
| S No | Company Name | Industry | Symbol | Series | ISIN Code |
| 1 | ACC Ltd. | CEMENT AND CEMENT PRODUCTS | ACC | EQ | INE012A01025 |
| 2 | Ambuja Cements Ltd. | CEMENT AND CEMENT PRODUCTS | AMBUJACEM | EQ | INE079A01024 |
| 3 | Asian Paints Ltd. | PAINTS | ASIANPAINT | EQ | INE021A01018 |
| 4 | Axis Bank Ltd. | BANKS | AXISBANK | EQ | INE238A01026 |
| 5 | Bajaj Auto Ltd. | AUTOMOBILES - 2 AND 3 WHEELERS | BAJAJ-AUTO | EQ | INE917I01010 |
| 6 | Bank of Baroda | BANKS | BANKBARODA | EQ | INE028A01013 |
| 7 | Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. | ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT | BHEL | EQ | INE257A01026 |
| 8 | Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. | REFINERIES | BPCL | EQ | INE029A01011 |
| 9 | Bharti Airtel Ltd. | TELECOMMUNICATION - SERVICES | BHARTIARTL | EQ | INE397D01024 |
| 10 | Cairn India Ltd. | OIL EXPLORATION/PRODUCTION | CAIRN | EQ | INE910H01017 |
| 11 | Cipla Ltd. | PHARMACEUTICALS | CIPLA | EQ | INE059A01026 |
| 12 | Coal India Ltd. | MINING | COALINDIA | EQ | INE522F01014 |
| 13 | DLF Ltd. | CONSTRUCTION | DLF | EQ | INE271C01023 |
| 14 | Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd. | PHARMACEUTICALS | DRREDDY | EQ | INE089A01023 |
| 15 | GAIL (India) Ltd. | GAS | GAIL | EQ | INE129A01019 |
| 16 | Grasim Industries Ltd. | CEMENT AND CEMENT PRODUCTS | GRASIM | EQ | INE047A01013 |
| 17 | HCL Technologies Ltd. | COMPUTERS - SOFTWARE | HCLTECH | EQ | INE860A01027 |
| 18 | HDFC Bank Ltd. | BANKS | HDFCBANK | EQ | INE040A01026 |
| 19 | Hero MotoCorp Ltd. | AUTOMOBILES - 2 AND 3 WHEELERS | HEROMOTOCO | EQ | INE158A01026 |
| 20 | Hindalco Industries Ltd. | ALUMINIUM | HINDALCO | EQ | INE038A01020 |
| 21 | Hindustan Unilever Ltd. | DIVERSIFIED | HINDUNILVR | EQ | INE030A01027 |
| 22 | Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd. | FINANCE - HOUSING | HDFC | EQ | INE001A01036 |
| 23 | I T C Ltd. | CIGARETTES | ITC | EQ | INE154A01025 |
| 24 | ICICI Bank Ltd. | BANKS | ICICIBANK | EQ | INE090A01013 |
| 25 | IDFC Ltd. | FINANCIAL INSTITUTION | IDFC | EQ | INE043D01016 |
| 26 | IndusInd Bank Ltd. | BANKS | INDUSINDBK | EQ | INE095A01012 |
| 27 | Infosys Ltd. | COMPUTERS - SOFTWARE | INFY | EQ | INE009A01021 |
| 28 | Jaiprakash Associates Ltd. | CONSTRUCTION | JPASSOCIAT | EQ | INE455F01025 |
| 29 | Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. | STEEL AND STEEL PRODUCTS | JINDALSTEL | EQ | INE749A01030 |
| 30 | Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. | BANKS | KOTAKBANK | EQ | INE237A01028 |
| 31 | Larsen & Toubro Ltd. | ENGINEERING | LT | EQ | INE018A01030 |
| 32 | Lupin Ltd. | PHARMACEUTICALS | LUPIN | EQ | INE326A01037 |
| 33 | Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. | AUTOMOBILES - 4 WHEELERS | M&M | EQ | INE101A01026 |
| 34 | Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. | AUTOMOBILES - 4 WHEELERS | MARUTI | EQ | INE585B01010 |
| 35 | NMDC Ltd. | MINING | NMDC | EQ | INE584A01023 |
| 36 | NTPC Ltd. | POWER | NTPC | EQ | INE733E01010 |
| 37 | Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. | OIL EXPLORATION/PRODUCTION | ONGC | EQ | INE213A01029 |
| 38 | Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. | POWER | POWERGRID | EQ | INE752E01010 |
| 39 | Punjab National Bank | BANKS | PNB | EQ | INE160A01014 |
| 40 | Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. | PHARMACEUTICALS | RANBAXY | EQ | INE015A01028 |
| 41 | Reliance Industries Ltd. | REFINERIES | RELIANCE | EQ | INE002A01018 |
| 42 | Reliance Infrastructure Ltd. | POWER | RELINFRA | EQ | INE036A01016 |
| 43 | Sesa Goa Ltd. | MINING | SESAGOA | EQ | INE205A01025 |
| 44 | State Bank of India | BANKS | SBIN | EQ | INE062A01012 |
| 45 | Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. | PHARMACEUTICALS | SUNPHARMA | EQ | INE044A01036 |
| 46 | Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. | COMPUTERS - SOFTWARE | TCS | EQ | INE467B01029 |
| 47 | Tata Motors Ltd. | AUTOMOBILES - 4 WHEELERS | TATAMOTORS | EQ | INE155A01022 |
| 48 | Tata Power Co. Ltd. | POWER | TATAPOWER | EQ | INE245A01021 |
| 49 | Tata Steel Ltd. | STEEL AND STEEL PRODUCTS | TATASTEEL | EQ | INE081A01012 |
| 50 | UltraTech Cement Ltd. | CEMENT AND CEMENT PRODUCTS | ULTRACEMCO | EQ | INE481G01011 |
Top list of Nifty as on 29- April - 2013
| S No | Company Name | Industry Name | Latest Price (Rs.) |
Price Change Rs (%) |
Market Cap | Net Sales (Rs. Cr.) |
Latest EPS (Rs.) |
Net Profit Margin % |
Latest P/E |
Latest P/BV |
| 1 | Asian Paints | Paints | 4710 | 8.8 (0.19%) | Large Cap | 9632.24 | 117 | 10.57 | 40.18 | 12.66 |
| 2 | Grasim Industries | Diversified | 2958.3 | -22.65 (-0.76%) | Large Cap | 25244.3 | 293.71 | 12.81 | 10.15 | 1.43 |
| 3 | SBI | Bank - Public | 2283.1 | 10.65 (0.47%) | Large Cap | 147197.39 | 284.63 | 10.85 | 7.98 | 1.24 |
| 4 | Infosys | IT - Software | 2234 | 4.95 (0.22%) | Large Cap | 40352 | 164.2 | 22.92 | 13.58 | 3.37 |
| 5 | Dr Reddys Lab | Pharmaceuticals& Drugs | 2009.65 | 17 (0.85%) | Large Cap | 9814.5 | 85.34 | 13.61 | 23.35 | 5.05 |
| 6 | Ultratech Cement | Cement &ConstructionMaterials | 1895.65 | -24.15 (-1.26%) | Large Cap | 19235.7 | 97.66 | 11.55 | 19.66 | 3.46 |
| 7 | Bajaj Auto | Automobile Two &Three Wheelers | 1892.3 | -4.65 (-0.25%) | Large Cap | 19594.65 | 105.35 | 15.08 | 18.01 | 9.03 |
| 8 | Maruti Suzuki | Automobiles -Passenger Cars | 1692.6 | 11.9 (0.71%) | Large Cap | 36089.9 | 81.74 | 4.41 | 20.56 | 3.24 |
| 9 | Hero MotoCorp | Automobile Two &Three Wheelers | 1639.1 | -9.55 (-0.58%) | Large Cap | 23579.03 | 106.07 | 9.3 | 15.54 | 6.58 |
| 10 | Larsen & Toubro | Engineering -Construction | 1525 | -4.5 (-0.29%) | Large Cap | 64313.11 | 76.22 | 7.64 | 20.07 | 3.27 |
| 11 | Axis Bank | Bank - Private | 1484.05 | 9.75 (0.66%) | Large Cap | 21994.9 | 111.74 | 19.18 | 13.19 | 2.08 |
| 12 | TCS | IT - Software | 1371.5 | 0.8 (0.06%) | Large Cap | 62989.48 | 70.99 | 22.24 | 19.31 | 6.96 |
| 13 | ACC | Cement &ConstructionMaterials | 1244.9 | 1.4 (0.11%) | Large Cap | 11358.19 | 56.42 | 10.74 | 22.04 | 3.17 |
| 14 | ICICI Bank | Bank - Private | 1163.35 | 11 (0.95%) | Large Cap | 37994.86 | 83.25 | 20.89 | 13.84 | 1.93 |
| 15 | Sun Pharma Inds. | Pharmaceuticals& Drugs | 957.95 | 16.4 (1.74%) | Large Cap | 8019.49 | 27.2 | 35.57 | 34.62 | 6.82 |
| 16 | Mahindra & Mahindra | Automobiles-Tractors | 900.1 | -2.65 (-0.29%) | Large Cap | 59417.63 | 50.92 | 4.52 | 17.73 | 3.33 |
| 17 | HDFC | Finance -Housing | 864.05 | 0.1 (0.01%) | Large Cap | 29930.45 | 40.96 | 15 | 21.09 | 4.22 |
| 18 | Reliance Industries | Refineries | 791.95 | -0.65 (-0.08%) | Large Cap | 358501 | 64.65 | 5.23 | 12.26 | 1.42 |
| 19 | PNB | Bank - Public | 780.5 | -3.4 (-0.43%) | Large Cap | 37447.31 | 142.17 | 13.28 | 5.51 | 0.96 |
| 20 | Kotak Mahindra Bank | Bank - Private | 712.7 | 3.35 (0.47%) | Large Cap | 8470.42 | 27.37 | 21.85 | 25.91 | 3.64 |
| 21 | HCL Tech. | IT - Software | 708.85 | 7.65 (1.09%) | Large Cap | 20830.55 | 53.78 | 11.76 | 13.04 | 4.01 |
| 22 | Bank Of Baroda | Bank - Public | 700 | 1.3 (0.19%) | Large Cap | 29673.72 | 117.98 | 16.87 | 5.92 | 0.92 |
| 23 | HDFC Bank | Bank - Private | 691.15 | -2.85 (-0.41%) | Large Cap | 27605.56 | 28.85 | 19.1 | 24.06 | 4.51 |
| 24 | Lupin | Pharmaceuticals& Drugs | 690 | 4.2 (0.61%) | Large Cap | 7082.91 | 23.72 | 12.92 | 28.91 | 6.15 |
| 25 | Hindustan Unilever | Household &PersonalProducts | 579.45 | 81.85 (16.45%) | Large Cap | 22116.37 | 17.09 | 11.52 | 29.11 | 16.48 |
| 26 | Indusind Bank | Bank - Private | 472.75 | -5.45 (-1.14%) | Large Cap | 5359.19 | 20.3 | 14.98 | 23.56 | 3.37 |
| 27 | Ranbaxy Labs. | Pharmaceuticals& Drugs | 458.05 | 1.25 (0.27%) | Large Cap | 12459.73 | 21.81 | 9.58 | 20.94 | 4.76 |
| 28 | BPCL | Refineries | 410.6 | -4.8 (-1.16%) | Large Cap | 212139.56 | 10.8 | 0.92 | 38.47 | 1.85 |
| 29 | Cipla | Pharmaceuticals& Drugs | 409.75 | 2.2 (0.54%) | Large Cap | 6977.5 | 19.07 | 15.79 | 21.37 | 3.73 |
| 30 | Reliance Infra | PowerGeneration/Distribution | 380.25 | -2.15 (-0.56%) | Mid Cap | 24180.76 | 73.51 | 5.23 | 5.2 | 0.4 |
| 31 | GAIL India | GasTransmission/Marketing | 352.4 | 1.5 (0.43%) | Large Cap | 44182.14 | 35.03 | 10 | 10.02 | 1.79 |
| 32 | ITC | Cigarettes/Tobacco | 329.1 | 4.75 (1.46%) | Large Cap | 25173.82 | 8.99 | 24.04 | 36.07 | 10.4 |
| 33 | ONGC | Oil Exploration | 326.8 | -2 (-0.61%) | Large Cap | 147305.72 | 32.9 | 17.81 | 10 | 2.08 |
| 34 | Coal India | Mining &Minerals | 317.7 | 4.15 (1.32%) | Large Cap | 74478.27 | 25.24 | 19.93 | 12.42 | 3.79 |
| 35 | Bharti Airtel | Telecommunication - Service Provider | 315.65 | -2.45 (-0.77%) | Large Cap | 71505.8 | 7.3 | 5.97 | 43.56 | 2.43 |
| 36 | Cairn India | Oil Exploration | 307.85 | 0.8 (0.26%) | Large Cap | 11860.65 | 62.4 | 64.07 | 4.92 | 1.23 |
| 37 | Tata Steel | Steel/SpongeIron/Pig Iron | 304.9 | 2.5 (0.83%) | Large Cap | 132899.7 | -0.98 | 1.75 | 0 | 0.7 |
| 38 | Jindal Steel & Power | Steel/SpongeIron/Pig Iron | 302.5 | 1.15 (0.38%) | Large Cap | 18208.6 | 31.13 | 22.46 | 9.68 | 1.33 |
| 39 | Tata Motors | Automobiles-Trucks/Lcv | 295.1 | -0.95 (-0.32%) | Large Cap | 165654.49 | 44.98 | 8.35 | 6.58 | 1.94 |
| 40 | DLF | Construction -Real Estate | 244 | 2.45 (1.01%) | Large Cap | 9629.38 | 5.5 | 10.48 | 43.93 | 1.58 |
| 41 | BHEL | ElectricEquipment | 189.75 | -1.55 (-0.81%) | Large Cap | 47730.59 | 27.61 | 14.6 | 6.93 | 1.63 |
| 42 | Ambuja Cement | Cement &ConstructionMaterials | 185 | -0.65 (-0.35%) | Large Cap | 9750.45 | 8.38 | 14.72 | 22.15 | 3.26 |
| 43 | Sesa Goa | Mining &Minerals | 157.5 | 2.5 (1.61%) | Large Cap | 8978.04 | 26.24 | 24.56 | 5.91 | 0.82 |
| 44 | NTPC | PowerGeneration/Distribution | 156.2 | 0.2 (0.13%) | Large Cap | 65893.25 | 11.9 | 14.93 | 13.11 | 1.76 |
| 45 | IDFC | Finance TermLending | 155.3 | -1.5 (-0.96%) | Large Cap | 6336.45 | 10.86 | 24.47 | 14.44 | 1.75 |
| 46 | NMDC | Mining &Minerals | 123.9 | 0.3 (0.24%) | Large Cap | 11261.89 | 16.44 | 64.81 | 7.52 | 1.67 |
| 47 | Power Grid Corpn. | PowerGeneration/Distribution | 110.5 | -0.2 (-0.18%) | Large Cap | 10035.33 | 8.98 | 32.28 | 12.33 | 1.93 |
| 48 | Hindalco | Aluminium &AluminiumProducts | 98.45 | -0.35 (-0.35%) | Large Cap | 80821.37 | 17.74 | 3.94 | 5.57 | 0.6 |
| 49 | Tata Power | PowerGeneration/Distribution | 95.25 | -0.05 (-0.05%) | Large Cap | 26001.4 | -3.77 | -3.18 | 0 | 1.79 |
| 50 | JP Associate | Engineering -Construction | 77.85 | 0.8 (1.04%) | Large Cap | 14803.68 | 2.85 | 6.03 | 27.01 | 1.42 |
