What is Nifty 50 index?
Indian Equity Market consists of various indices, Nifty 50 index is also one of the major index in the National Stock Exchange (NSE).
Full form of Nifty is National Index Fifty.
The Nifty 50 Companies index consists of 50 Indian stocks Companies list of 14 (Previously 13) important sectors of the economy.
These 50 Stock Companies have different weightage in Nifty 50 Index.
The basis of Nifty 50 is closing prices on 3rd November 1995 with a base value of 1000 and with a base capital of Rs. 2.06 trillion.
Computation & Trading in Nifty 50 Index
Nifty 50 is computed by free-float capitalization method.
It is traded frequently in both options and future market. For trading purpose, the current lot size of Nifty is 50 units.
For Nifty 50 Future live prices, click Nifty 50 Future Live Chart.
Nifty 50 Stocks Companies Weightage List 2021
Below is the list of Nifty 50 Stocks Weightage 2021 that are included in Nifty 50 Index along with weightage sorted on the basis of percentages updated on September 1, 2021 for August closing. (Nifty weightage stocks)
- Reliance Industries Ltd. – 9.83%
- HDFC Bank Ltd. – 9.29%
- Infosys Ltd. – 8.52%
- Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd. – 6.79%
- ICICI Bank Ltd. – 6.70%
- Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. – 5.28%
- Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. – 3.46%
- Hindustan Unilever Ltd. – 3.27%
- AXIS Bank Ltd. – 2.73%
- Larsen & Toubro Ltd. – 2.72%
- Bajaj Finance Ltd. – 2.69%
- ITC Ltd. – 2.49%
- State Bank of India – 2.20%
- Bharti Airtel Ltd. – 2.11%
- Asian Paints Ltd. – 1.94%
- HCL Technologies Ltd. – 1.73%
- Tata Steel Ltd. – 1.53%
- Bajaj Finserv Ltd. – 1.40%
- Wipro Ltd. – 1.28%
- Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. – 1.23%
- UltraTech Cement Ltd. – 1.22%
- Tech Mahindra Ltd. – 1.21%
- Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. – 1.15%
- Titan Company Ltd. – 1.08%
- Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. – 1.02%
- Nestle India Ltd. – 0.94%
- Hindalco Industries Ltd. – 0.92%
- JSW Steel Ltd. – 0.90%
- Divi’s Laboratories Ltd. – 0.89%
- IndusInd Bank Ltd. – 0.81%
- Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. – 0.81%
- HDFC Life Insurance Co. Ltd.- 0.80%
- Grasim Industries Ltd. – 0.77%
- Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. – 0.77%
- NTPC Ltd. – 0.74%
- Adani Port and Special Economic Zone – 0.74%
- SBI Life Insurance Co. – 0.71%
- Tata Consumer products Ltd. – 0.70%
- Tata Motors Ltd. – 0.69%
- Bajaj Auto Ltd. – 0.65%
- Cipla Ltd. – 0.65%
- Britannia Industries Ltd. – 0.64%
- Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. – 0.59%
- Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd. – 0.59%
- UPL Ltd. – 0.55%
- Shree Cement Ltd. – 0.51%
- Eicher Motors Ltd. – 0.50%
- Hero MotoCorp Ltd. – 0.48%
- Coal India Ltd. – 0.41%
- Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. – 0.38%
Reliance Industries Ltd. (Reliance Weight in Nifty 50) has the highest weightage having 9.83% weightage in Nifty 50 Companies list 2021, whereas HDFC Bank is on second place having 9.29% weightage & Infosys is on third spot having 8.52% in Nifty 50 Companies list 2021 based on closing prices of July 2021. These stocks are called Nifty heavy weights stocks.
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOC) has the least weightage of 0.38% in Nifty 50.
Tata Consumer products Ltd. (TATACONSUM) is the new entrant in the Nifty 50 List; whereas Gail (India) Ltd. exited the index w.e.f. 1st March 2021.
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. & Bharti Infratel Ltd. has been replaced by SBI Life Insurance Co. & Divi’s Laboratories Ltd. with effect from September 25, 2020.
There was exclusion of Vedanta Ltd. in the Nifty 50 Index from July 31, 2020. HDFC Life (HDFCLife) has been included as a replacement of Vedanta in Nifty50 Index.
There was exclusion of Yes Bank in the Nifty 50 Index on March 19, 2020. Shree Cement Ltd has been lately included in Nifty 50 Companies List 2020.
For Daily weightage, you can check Top 10 Nifty Stocks.
Tabular Chart of Nifty 50 Stock Companies 2021 Sector Wise (August)
Company |
Symbol |
Industry | Weightage |
| AXIS Bank Ltd. | AXISBANK | FINANCIAL SERVICES | 2.73% |
| Bajaj Finance Ltd. | BAJFINANCE | FINANCIAL SERVICES | 2.69% |
| Bajaj Finserv Ltd. | BAJAJFINSV | FINANCIAL SERVICES | 1.40% |
| HDFC Bank Ltd. | HDFCBANK | FINANCIAL SERVICES | 9.29% |
| HDFC Life Insurance Co. | HDFCLIFE | FINANCIAL SERVICES | 0.80% |
| Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd. | HDFC | FINANCIAL SERVICES | 6.79% |
| ICICI Bank Ltd. | ICICIBANK | FINANCIAL SERVICES | 6.70% |
| IndusInd Bank Ltd. | INDUSINDBK | FINANCIAL SERVICES | 0.81% |
| Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. | KOTAKBANK | FINANCIAL SERVICES | 3.46% |
| SBI Life Insurance Co. | SBILIFE | FINANCIAL SERVICES | 0.71% |
| State Bank Of India | SBIN | FINANCIAL SERVICES | 2.20% |
| Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd. | BPCL | OIL & GAS | 0.59% |
| Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. | IOC | OIL & GAS | 0.38% |
| Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. | ONGC | OIL & GAS | 0.59% |
| Reliance Industries Ltd. | RELIANCE | OIL & GAS | 9.83% |
| NTPC Ltd. | NTPC | POWER | 0.74% |
| Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. | POWERGRID | POWER | 0.81% |
| HCL Technologies Ltd. | HCLTECH | IT | 1.73% |
| Infosys Ltd. | INFY | IT | 8.52% |
| Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. | TCS | IT | 5.28% |
| Tech Mahindra Ltd. | TECHM | IT | 1.21% |
| Wipro Ltd. | WIPRO | IT | 1.28% |
| Asian Paints Ltd. | ASIANPAINT | CONSUMER GOODS | 1.94% |
| Britannia Industries Ltd. | BRITANNIA | CONSUMER GOODS | 0.64% |
| Hindustan Unilever Ltd. | HINDUNILVR | CONSUMER GOODS | 3.27% |
| ITC Ltd. | ITC | CONSUMER GOODS | 2.49% |
| Nestle India Ltd. | NESTLEIND | CONSUMER GOODS | 0.94% |
| Tata Consumer Products Ltd. | TATACONSUM | CONSUMER GOODS | 0.70% |
| Titan Company Ltd. | TITAN | CONSUMER GOODS | 1.08% |
| Bajaj Auto Ltd. | BAJAJ-AUTO | AUTOMOBILE | 0.65% |
| Eicher Motors Ltd. | EICHERMOT | AUTOMOBILE | 0.50% |
| Hero MotoCorp Ltd. | HEROMOTOCO | AUTOMOBILE | 0.48% |
| Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. | M&M | AUTOMOBILE | 1.02% |
| Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. | MARUTI | AUTOMOBILE | 1.23% |
| Tata Motors Ltd. | TATAMOTORS | AUTOMOBILE | 0.69% |
| Larsen & Toubro Ltd. | LT | CONSTRUCTION | 2.72% |
| Coal India Ltd. | COALINDIA | METALS | 0.41% |
| Hindalco Industries Ltd. | HINDALCO | METALS | 0.92% |
| JSW Steel Ltd. | JSWSTEEL | METALS | 0.90% |
| Tata Steel Ltd. | TATASTEEL | METALS | 1.53% |
| Cipla Ltd. | CIPLA | PHARMA | 0.65% |
| Divi’s Laboratories Ltd. | DIVISLAB | PHARMA | 0.89% |
| Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. | DRREDDY | PHARMA | 0.77% |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. | SUNPHARMA | PHARMA | 1.15% |
| Bharti Airtel Ltd. | BHARTIARTL | TELECOM | 2.11% |
| Grasim Industries Ltd. | GRASIM | CEMENT & CEMENT PRODUCTS | 0.77% |
| Shree Cement Ltd. | SHREECEM | CEMENT & CEMENT PRODUCTS | 0.51% |
| UltraTech Cement Ltd. | ULTRACEMCO | CEMENT & CEMENT PRODUCTS | 1.22% |
| UPL Ltd. | UPL | FERTILISERS & PESTICIDES | 0.55% |
| Adani Port and Special Economic Zone Ltd. | ADANIPORTS | SERVICES | 0.74% |
Nifty 50 Index Sector wise weightage 2021
As on August 31, 2021 Nifty 50 weightage index consists of 13 different sectors . Their sector/ industry wise weightage is as below.
- Financial Services – 37.58%
- IT – 18.02%
- Oil & Gas – 11.39%
- Consumer Goods – 11.06%
- Automobile – 4.57%
- Metals – 3.76%
- Pharma – 3.46%
- Construction – 2.72%
- Cement & Cement Products – 2.50%
- Telecom – 2.11%
- Power – 1.55%
- Services – 0.74%
- Fertilizers & Pesticides – 0.55%
Financial Services Sector has the highest weightage percentage of 37.58% and Fertilizers & Pesticides Sector has the least percentage of 0.55% in Nifty 50 Sectoral Weightage on the basis of Nifty 50 August 2021 Closing prices.
Till August 2020, it had 14 sectors, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd was removed from Nifty 50 which was of Media & Entertainment sector.
Prior to April 1,2020, this index consists of 13 different sectors.
The Energy sector has been divided into 2 sectors namely Oil & Gas and Power.
Nifty 50 Index Future and Options Lot Size
As per the Circular Ref. 28/2021 dated 31 March 2021 issued by National Stock Exchange India Ltd, Nifty 50 Lot Size for futures & Options Contract has been revised to 50 units.
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