Market Indices
Real-time prices and returns for Indian and global market benchmarks.
| Index | Price | Change | Change % | 52W Range | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NIFTY METAL Metals & mining | 11,731.55 | +253.35 | +2.21% | 9,96813,931 | Chart → |
NIFTY PHARMA Pharmaceutical sector | 25,774.25 | +444.80 | +1.76% | 21,15027,255 | Chart → |
NIFTY ENERGY Energy & power sector | 35,022.35 | +502.30 | +1.46% | 32,89041,829 | Chart → |
NIFTY SMALLCAP 100 Small-cap companies | 17,985.00 | +245.55 | +1.38% | 14,98620,188 | Chart → |
NIFTY MIDCAP 100 Mid-cap companies | 56,465.40 | +664.75 | +1.19% | 52,03364,451 | Chart → |
NIFTY IT Technology stocks | 32,273.05 | +277.55 | +0.87% | 25,69940,301 | Chart → |
NIFTY 50 Top 50 NSE stocks | 22,753.20 | +153.20 | +0.68% | 22,18026,373 | Chart → |
NIFTY REALTY Real estate sector | 789.70 | +5.35 | +0.68% | 639975 | Chart → |
SENSEX BSE Top 30 | 73,606.75 | +482.92 | +0.66% | 71,29386,159 | Chart → |
NIFTY AUTO Automobile sector | 24,970.75 | +108.45 | +0.44% | 23,56029,866 | Chart → |
NIFTY FMCG Consumer goods | 42,800.75 | +120.05 | +0.28% | 42,00657,445 | Chart → |
BANK NIFTY Banking sector index | 54,366.70 | +79.35 | +0.15% | 49,95561,765 | Chart → |
What is a stock market index?
A stock market index (plural: indices, sometimes written "indexes") is a single number that tracks the combined performance of a fixed basket of stocks. Rather than watching hundreds of individual company prices, an index gives you one number that summarises how an entire market — or a specific sector of it — is moving. NIFTY 50 and SENSEX are the two benchmark indices for the Indian stock market: NIFTY 50 tracks the top 50 companies listed on the NSE, and SENSEX tracks the top 30 on the BSE.
How are indices calculated and weighted?
Most modern indices, including NIFTY and SENSEX, use free-float market-capitalisation weighting. Each company's weight in the index is proportional to its market value — share price × publicly tradeable shares (excluding promoter/locked-in holdings). A company with a larger free-float market cap moves the index more than a smaller one when its price changes. This is different from a price-weighted index (where a higher share price simply counts for more, regardless of company size), which is the older methodology some global indices still use.