Nse Indices

NSE's strict-governance platform in limbo after tepid corporate response

Inspired by Brazil's Novo Mercado, the platform would accept any listed company that voluntarily adopted its stricter corporate governance code

Under heavy selling, Sensex snaps 3-day winning run; falls 540 points

Equity benchmark Sensex declined nearly 540 points on Thursday, pressured by heavy selling in index heavyweights Reliance Industries, Bajaj Finserv and ICICI Bank amid a sluggish trend in the global markets. Besides, a weak rupee against major currencies overseas further weighed on sentiment, traders said. Snapping its three-day gaining streak, the 30-share BSE Sensex opened strong but came under severe selling pressure to close 541.81 points or 0.90 per cent lower at 59,806.28. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty declined 164.80 points or 0.93 per cent to 17,589.60. M&M was the top loser in the Sensex pack, skidding 3.31 per cent, followed by Reliance Industries, Bajaj Finserv, ICICI Bank, Maruti, Tata Motors and Tech Mahindra. On the other hand, Tata Steel, L&T, Axis Bank, Bharti Airtel and HDFC Bank were among the gainers. Sector-wise, BSE Auto and Consumer Durable witnessed intense selling during the session. In the broader markets, the BSE midcap fell 0.55 per cent and the ..

NSE Indices launches country's first ever Nifty India Municipal Bond Index

NSE Indices Ltd, an NSE arm, on Friday said it has launched the country's first ever municipal bond index. The new Nifty India Municipal Bond Index will track the performance of municipal bonds issued by Indian municipal corporations across maturities and having investment grade credit rating, NSE Indices said in a statement. The index was launched at a Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) workshop on Municipal Debt Securities in Bengaluru. Presently, the index has 28 municipal bonds issued by 10 issuers all having credit rating in the AA category. The index constituents are assigned weights based on their outstanding amount. The Indian municipal bond market has seen a resurgence of issuances after Sebi's Issue and Listing of Municipal Debt Securities Regulations, 2015 came into effect and a renewed emphasis on municipal finance by policymakers. Raising money from capital markets incentivises municipal corporations to fund new projects and improve civic infrastructure whi

Charts suggest Nifty Energy index could bounce back, says Ravi Nathani

According to the technical analyst, in the past four days, the Nifty Energy index appears to be encountering resistance at 22,650, and a violation of this level could signal the start of accumulation

NSE launches new Nifty Bharat Bond Index: Check details here

Nifty Bharat Bond Index - April 2033 - has been launched within the Nifty Bharat Bond Index series, a release said on Thursday

NSE Indices floats consultation paper on index rules

NSE Indices Ltd, a subsidiary of National Stock Exchange, is planning to change the methodology of merger and demerger of index constituents for equity indices to avoid big churnings, which happens in the current system. This comes ahead of the proposed merger of HDFC with HDFC Bank. The proposal, if considered, is expected to avoid sharp movement in stock prices of firms that are in the process of merger or demerger. In its consultation paper, NSE Indices has suggested to make ex-date an important factor for replacing an index constituent. It has sought comments from market participants on the proposed revision in the treatment of merger and demerger of index constituents for equity indices till November 2. With regards to the treatment of a merger, NSE Indices has proposed that the transferor company will be excluded from the index on the ex-date (T Day) of the merger -- the closing of the T-1 day merged entity. Equity shares, investible weight factor and capping factor of the

Top Gainers and Losers, NSE: TECHM grows 3.4%; ULTRAMCEMCO falls 1.9%

Today NSE Top Gainers and Top Loser, 9 Sept: Tech Mahindra rose by 3.4 percent, UltraTech cement falls by 1.97 percent. Read this detailed report on gainers and losers in National Stock Exchange

BSE, NSE take measures to standardise disclosures by listed entities

Leading stock exchanges BSE and NSE on Monday announced that they have taken measures for standardising the disclosures made by listed companies pertaining to the critical information for investors. Listed firms are required to submit periodical compliance filings to stock exchanges within the prescribed timelines. Under the measures, stock exchanges have implemented new XBRL-based compliance filing mechanism featuring identical and homogenous compliance data structures. The move will not only ease the compliance burden on listed entities but would also enable analytics on the data submitted by them, BSE and NSE said in a joint statement. XBRL-based filings for equity, debt, Real Estate Infrastructure Trust (REIT), Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvIT) have been released by both the exchanges to facilitate the input of the critical clauses of Sebi's LODR (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations. "We believe that these steps shall enhance the transparency an

Most Nifty 50 firms beat sales estimates, many fare worse on profitability

Many have done worse on profitability

Indices end strong after bleak opening session; Tata Steel rises over 6%

The National Stock Exchange (NSE) Nifty climbed 135.50 points or 0.81 points to settle at 16,793.90

Street signs: Index inclusion setback for REITs, Paras IPO in demand & more

Shares of Brookfield India REIT fell close to 9 per cent in two sessions, while Embassy Office Parks REIT declined more than 5 per cent

Index business grows as investors flock to passive funds for returns

Index-based products rise to top as active fund managers fail to impress clients.

YES Bank to be dropped from Nifty 50, and other Nifty indices from March 19

In Nifty 100, Adani Transmission will replace Yes Bank, while in Nifty 500, Sterling and Wilson Solar will be added

NCDEX ties up with NSE Indices to launch AGRIDEX, India's first agri index

Leading commodities such as guar seed, guar gum, soybean, chana, mustard seed, and jeera, etc, will be the index's constituents

NCDEX launches agri-futures index AGRIDEX in tie-up with NSE Indices

NCDEX said it will launch tradable futures contracts on AGRIDEX on receipt of the regulator Sebi's approval

NSE arm unveils new smart beta Nifty MidCap150 Quality 50 Index

The weight of each stock in the index is based on a combination of stock's quality score

NSE launches new smart beta index to track performance of M-cap companies

The beta index includes top-50 companies from its parent Nifty Midcap 150 Index, selected based on their 'quality scores', NSE Indices, an NSE group company, said in a statement

NSE launches dynamic asset allocation indices to combine equity, debt

NSE Indices Monday said it has launched two dynamic asset allocation indices, which are designed to tactically combine equity and debt. The two indices are -- Nifty 50 & short duration debt -Dynamic P/E index and Nifty 50 & short duration debt Dynamic P/B index, NSE Indices, an NSE group company, said in a statement. Within these indices, the asset allocation between debt and equity is dynamically managed based on a model that compares the current price-earnings ratio (P/E) or price-book ratio (P/B) with historical P/E or P/B ratio of Nifty 50 in the previous seven years. "The two newly launched Nifty dynamic asset allocation indices employ a dynamic, rule-based asset allocation mechanism, designed to tactically combine equity and debt. "The unique asset allocation model alters the index's exposure to equity based on whether equity market presently appears to be relatively expensive or cheaper, thereby optimising the risk-return ratio for investors," said Mukesh Agarwal, ...