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Indian Indices

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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10-Apr-2026 09:09

UK to Back Tata’s £4Bln JLR Battery Plant with £380M Subsidy

As per media sources, UK government will provide 380 million pound (~₹ 4,700 crore) monetary support for EV battery plant being set up by Tata group which will eventually make EV batteries for its flagship luxury PV arm i.e. JLR

10-Apr-2026 09:08

TCS Q4: PAT hits ₹13,718 Cr, AI revenue crosses $2.3B as EBIT margins expand to 25.3%

TCS in Q4 reported revenue of US$7,621 mnm up 1.5% QoQ/ 2.1% YoY and ₹70,698 crore, up 5.4% QoQ / 9.6% YoY (in CC terms +1.2% QoQ / -0.6% YoY). Annualized AI services revenue crossed US$2.3 bn in Q4 (implying 7.6% of revenue mix). 

10-Apr-2026 09:07

Royal Enfield Launches Flying Flea C6 Electric Bike in India from ₹1.99L; Bookings Open April 10

In a press release, Royal Enfield has unveiled its new city-focused electric mobility brand Flying Flea with the launch of the Flying Flea C6, marking its entry into electric motorcycling

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.