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Which companies are in the Nifty 50 — 2026 updated list with sector, weightage, and market cap. A complete guide.
Published by The Retail Trader · AUG 10, 2026 · Features
Which companies are in the Nifty 50 — 2026 updated list with sector, weightage, and market cap. A complete guide.
The Nifty 50 is India's most important stock index. It is a basket of the top 50 stocks of the NSE (National Stock Exchange) that represent the Indian economy.
Basic Facts:
• Full name: Nifty 50 (or NIFTY 50)
• Base year: November 3, 1995
• Base value: 1,000
• Managed by: NSE Indices Limited (formerly IISL)
• Review: Half-yearly (January and July)
• Current level: ~20,000+ (August 2026)
A stock enters the Nifty 50 when:
• Listing: It is listed on the NSE (6+ months)
• Trading frequency: It has traded in 100% of trading sessions
• Free-float market cap: It is in the top 50
• Liquidity: Average daily turnover is sufficient
• Domicile: It is incorporated in India
Keep these ten points in mind:
• Financial Services (Banking) — Stocks: HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Kotak Mahindra, SBI, Axis Bank, Bajaj Finance, Bajaj Finserv, IndusInd Bank, Approx. Weight: ~35%
• Information Technology — Stocks: TCS, Infosys, HCL Tech, Wipro, Tech Mahindra, Approx. Weight: ~13%
• Oil & Gas / Energy — Stocks: Reliance, ONGC, BPCL, Coal India, Approx. Weight: ~12%
• Automobile — Stocks: Maruti, M&M, Tata Motors, Bajaj Auto, Hero Moto, Eicher, Approx. Weight: ~8%
• Consumer Goods (FMCG) — Stocks: ITC, HUL, Nestle, Britannia, Tata Consumer, Approx. Weight: ~9%
• Pharma / Healthcare — Stocks: Sun Pharma, Dr. Reddy's, Cipla, Divi's, Apollo Hospitals, Approx. Weight: ~5%
• Metals & Mining — Stocks: Tata Steel, Hindalco, JSW Steel, Adani Enterprises, NTPC, Approx. Weight: ~5%
• Construction / Infra — Stocks: L&T, UltraTech Cement, Adani Ports, Approx. Weight: ~4%
• Telecom — Stocks: Bharti Airtel, Approx. Weight: ~3%
• Others — Stocks: Titan, Trent, Bharat Electronics, Approx. Weight: ~3%
Key insight: Banking + IT + Oil & Gas = ~60% of Nifty. The performance of these three sectors moves the Nifty the most.
Banking & Financial Services (16 stocks):
• 1 — Company: HDFC Bank, Ticker: HDFCBANK.NS, Sector: Private Bank, ~Weight: ~13%
• 2 — Company: ICICI Bank, Ticker: ICICIBANK.NS, Sector: Private Bank, ~Weight: ~8%
• 3 — Company: Kotak Mahindra Bank, Ticker: KOTAKBANK.NS, Sector: Private Bank, ~Weight: ~3%
• 4 — Company: State Bank of India, Ticker: SBIN.NS, Sector: PSU Bank, ~Weight: ~3%
• 5 — Company: Axis Bank, Ticker: AXISBANK.NS, Sector: Private Bank, ~Weight: ~2%
• 6 — Company: Bajaj Finance, Ticker: BAJFINANCE.NS, Sector: NBFC, ~Weight: ~2%
• 7 — Company: Bajaj Finserv, Ticker: BAJAJFINSV.NS, Sector: Financial Services, ~Weight: ~1%
• 8 — Company: IndusInd Bank, Ticker: INDUSINDBK.NS, Sector: Private Bank, ~Weight: ~0.5%
• 9 — Company: Shriram Finance, Ticker: SHRIRAMFIN.NS, Sector: NBFC, ~Weight: ~0.5%
• 10 — Company: HDFC Life, Ticker: HDFCLIFE.NS, Sector: Insurance, ~Weight: ~0.5%
• 11 — Company: SBI Life, Ticker: SBILIFE.NS, Sector: Insurance, ~Weight: ~0.5%
• 12 — Company: ICICI Prudential, Ticker: ICICIPRULI.NS, Sector: Insurance, ~Weight: ~0.4%
• 13 — Company: ICICI Lombard, Ticker: ICICIGI.NS, Sector: Insurance, ~Weight: ~0.3%
Information Technology (5 stocks):
• 14 — Company: TCS, Ticker: TCS.NS, Sector: IT Services, ~Weight: ~4%
• 15 — Company: Infosys, Ticker: INFY.NS, Sector: IT Services, ~Weight: ~4%
• 16 — Company: HCL Technologies, Ticker: HCLTECH.NS, Sector: IT Services, ~Weight: ~2%
• 17 — Company: Wipro, Ticker: WIPRO.NS, Sector: IT Services, ~Weight: ~1%
• 18 — Company: Tech Mahindra, Ticker: TECHM.NS, Sector: IT Services, ~Weight: ~0.5%
Oil, Gas & Energy (6 stocks):
• 19 — Company: Reliance Industries, Ticker: RELIANCE.NS, Sector: Conglomerate, ~Weight: ~10%
• 20 — Company: ONGC, Ticker: ONGC.NS, Sector: Oil Exploration, ~Weight: ~1%
• 21 — Company: BPCL, Ticker: BPCL.NS, Sector: Oil Refining, ~Weight: ~0.5%
• 22 — Company: Coal India, Ticker: COALINDIA.NS, Sector: Mining, ~Weight: ~0.5%
• 23 — Company: NTPC, Ticker: NTPC.NS, Sector: Power, ~Weight: ~1%
• 24 — Company: Power Grid, Ticker: POWERGRID.NS, Sector: Power, ~Weight: ~0.5%
Automobile (6 stocks):
• 25 — Company: Maruti Suzuki, Ticker: MARUTI.NS, Sector: Passenger Vehicles, ~Weight: ~2%
• 26 — Company: Mahindra & Mahindra, Ticker: M%26M.NS, Sector: SUV/Tractor, ~Weight: ~2%
• 27 — Company: Tata Motors, Ticker: TATAMOTORS.NS, Sector: Passenger/CV, ~Weight: ~1%
• 28 — Company: Bajaj Auto, Ticker: BAJAJ-AUTO.NS, Sector: 2-Wheeler/3-Wheeler, ~Weight: ~1%
• 29 — Company: Hero MotoCorp, Ticker: HEROMOTOCO.NS, Sector: 2-Wheeler, ~Weight: ~0.5%
• 30 — Company: Eicher Motors, Ticker: EICHERMOT.NS, Sector: Premium 2-Wheeler, ~Weight: ~0.5%
Consumer Goods / FMCG (5 stocks):
• 31 — Company: ITC, Ticker: ITC.NS, Sector: Cigarettes/FMCG, ~Weight: ~4%
• 32 — Company: Hindustan Unilever, Ticker: HINDUNILVR.NS, Sector: FMCG, ~Weight: ~3%
• 33 — Company: Nestle India, Ticker: NESTLEIND.NS, Sector: Food, ~Weight: ~1%
• 34 — Company: Britannia Industries, Ticker: BRITANNIA.NS, Sector: Food, ~Weight: ~0.5%
• 35 — Company: Tata Consumer, Ticker: TATACONSUM.NS, Sector: Food/Beverages, ~Weight: ~0.5%
Pharma & Healthcare (5 stocks):
• 36 — Company: Sun Pharma, Ticker: SUNPHARMA.NS, Sector: Pharma, ~Weight: ~1.5%
• 37 — Company: Dr. Reddy's, Ticker: DRREDDY.NS, Sector: Pharma, ~Weight: ~0.5%
• 38 — Company: Cipla, Ticker: CIPLA.NS, Sector: Pharma, ~Weight: ~0.5%
• 39 — Company: Divi's Laboratories, Ticker: DIVISLAB.NS, Sector: Pharma API, ~Weight: ~0.5%
• 40 — Company: Apollo Hospitals, Ticker: APOLLOHOSP.NS, Sector: Hospital, ~Weight: ~0.5%
Metals, Cement & Infrastructure (5 stocks):
• 41 — Company: Tata Steel, Ticker: TATASTEEL.NS, Sector: Steel, ~Weight: ~0.5%
• 42 — Company: Hindalco, Ticker: HINDALCO.NS, Sector: Aluminium/Copper, ~Weight: ~0.5%
• 43 — Company: JSW Steel, Ticker: JSWSTEEL.NS, Sector: Steel, ~Weight: ~0.5%
• 44 — Company: UltraTech Cement, Ticker: ULTRACEMCO.NS, Sector: Cement, ~Weight: ~0.5%
• 45 — Company: Larsen & Toubro, Ticker: LT.NS, Sector: Engineering/Infra, ~Weight: ~2%
Others (5 stocks):
• 46 — Company: Bharti Airtel, Ticker: BHARTIARTL.NS, Sector: Telecom, ~Weight: ~3%
• 47 — Company: Titan Company, Ticker: TITAN.NS, Sector: Jewellery/Watches, ~Weight: ~1%
• 48 — Company: Trent, Ticker: TRENT.NS, Sector: Retail (Westside/Zudio), ~Weight: ~0.5%
• 49 — Company: Adani Enterprises, Ticker: ADANIENT.NS, Sector: Conglomerate, ~Weight: ~0.5%
• 50 — Company: Bharat Electronics, Ticker: BEL.NS, Sector: Defence, ~Weight: ~0.5%
HDFC Bank (13%) + Reliance (10%) + ICICI Bank (8%) + TCS (4%) + Infosys (4%) + ITC (4%) + Bharti Airtel (3%) + HUL (3%) + L&T (2%) + ICICI Bank's insurance arm (2%) = ~53%
Meaning: The performance of these 10 stocks decides half of the Nifty's movement. If both HDFC Bank and Reliance fall → the Nifty will fall regardless of the other 40 stocks.
The banking sector (~35%) has a large weight. RBI policy, the NPA cycle, or a banking crisis → disproportionate impact on the Nifty.
Nifty vs Sensex:
• Nifty 50 = 50 stocks (NSE)
• Sensex = 30 stocks (BSE)
• Both hold similar stocks, but the Nifty is more diversified
• Institutional investors prefer the Nifty
To view the Nifty 50 chart on TRT's SUPERCHART:
• Go to /charting
• Type "NIFTY" or "^NSEI" in search
• The full chart with indicators will load
• 1D, 1W, 1M timeframes available
• Drawing tools and 100+ indicators
For individual Nifty 50 stocks:
• RELIANCE, TCS, HDFCBANK, INFY — all available
• For individual stock analysis, go to /stock-analysis-landing
Keep these six points in mind:
• 1,000 — Date: Nov 1995, Days Taken: Base
• 5,000 — Date: Jun 2006, Days Taken: ~11 years
• 10,000 — Date: Jul 2017, Days Taken: ~11 years
• 15,000 — Date: Feb 2021, Days Taken: ~3.5 years
• 20,000 — Date: Sep 2023, Days Taken: ~2.5 years
• 25,000 — Date: ?, Days Taken: Future
Trend: Nifty milestones are arriving faster — India's growth is accelerating.
Exactly 50 companies. Companies are added/removed in the half-yearly review.
Free-float market capitalization weighted. The higher a company's free-float market cap, the higher its weight.
Approximately 10%. Second highest after HDFC Bank.
By market cap: Reliance Industries. By weight: HDFC Bank.
Half-yearly review in January and July. NSE Indices Limited decides.
Keep these five points in mind:
• Nifty Monthly Seasonality
• Sector Rotation India
• BankNifty vs Nifty 50: Which Is Better?
• What Is the RSI Indicator?
• Moving Average Strategy
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