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Keep Track of Key Indian Market Indices and Top Market Movers

Including Major Indices, Top Market Movers, Active Stocks, and Market News

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19-Jan-2026 09:24

Bharat Forge wins ₹300 crore EP-VI contracts

In a press release, Bharat Forge Limited (BFL) announced that its aerospace division has secured contracts worth ~₹300 crore under the Emergency Procurement–VI (EP-VI) framework for supplying indigenous unmanned systems to the Indian Army and Navy. 

19-Jan-2026 09:23

Maruti Suzuki invests ₹35,000 crore in new plant

Maruti Suzuki India Limited has announced a ~₹35,000 crore investment to set up a new manufacturing plant in Khoraj, Gujarat, which is expected to add up to 10 lakh units of annual capacity at peak and generate ~12,000 jobs. 

19-Jan-2026 09:22

JSW Infrastructure reports steady growth

JSW Infrastructure reported 14.2% YoY growth (up 10.3% QoQ) in consolidated revenues at ₹ 1350 crore for Q3FY26 with port volume growth of 8% YoY (up 10% QoQ) led by strong growth at South West Port and Dharamtar port (partially offset by lower volumes at Paradip Iron ore and coal terminals). 

What are Indices?

A stock market index is a hypothetical portfolio that consists of a collection of stocks, which represents the broad market or a particular sector of the market. An index helps us measure the performance of the market or an individual sector within the market. For instance, the Nifty 50 is a benchmark stock market for India and represents the top 50 companies listed on the National Stock Exchange.

How to Trade in Indices?

With an active trading and Demat account, one can decide between trading cash indices or derivatives like futures and options through platforms such as the ICICI Direct website and the ICICI Direct app. One can also invest in stock market indices for longer periods through ETFs or Index Funds that track stock market indices such as any Nifty 50 ETF or Nifty 50 Index Fund.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a benchmark index?

A benchmark stock market index acts as a ‘standard’ or a ‘reference point’ that can be used to compare the performance of an investment. For instance, let’s say investor A’s portfolio rose 0.77% on 10th March as opposed to the benchmark, which only rose 0.62%.

Benchmark indices often represent the overall market (Nifty) as opposed to a specific sector within the market (Bank Nifty).

Nifty (NSE) and Sensex (BSE) are the two major stock market indices in India. However, there are other popular sectoral indices such as Nifty Bank, Nifty IT, Nifty Pharma, etc.

Stocks are added and removed from stock market indices through a process called “index rebalancing”, which generally happens after set intervals. Factors such as market capitalisation, liquidity, and sectoral representation often play a part. For Nifty, stocks are added or removed based on the free-float market capitalisation over a 6-month period.

Nifty 50 is shuffled twice a year; primarily based on 6-month data ending on 31st January and 31st July. The changes reflect every year in March and September respectively.

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