National Stock Exchange (NSE)-Bombay Stock Exchange(BSE)

NSE was established in 1992 , after the recommendation of Ferwani committee .

It was promoted by IDBI.

Its head quarter is in Mumbai (MPPSC-Exam) .

National Stock Exchange has a total market capitalization of more than US$ 5.2 trillion, making it the world’s 7 th-largest stock exchange by Marketcap .

NSE remained the world's largest derivatives exchange for the fifth consecutive year in 2023.

It is ranked third in the world in the equity segment by number of trades (electronic order book) in 2023,

Its sensitive index (SENSEX) is known as NIFTY .This sensitive index shows the average variation of the shares of selected companies.                                                                

'CNX' in its name stands for 'CRISIL NSE Index'.

The CNX Nifty(based on 50 companies), also called the Nifty 50 or simply the Nifty, is a stock market index and benchmark index for Indian equity market.

Nifty is owned and managed by-IISL

Nifty is owned and managed by India Index Services and Products Ltd. (IISL), which is a joint venture between NSE and CRISIL (Credit Rating and Information Services of India Ltd). 

IISL is India's first specialized company focused upon the index as a core product. 

IISL has a marketing and licensing agreement with Standard & Poor's for co-branding equity indices.

The CNX Nifty covers 22 sectors of the Indian economy and offers investment managers exposure to the Indian market in one portfolio.

The CNX Nifty stocks represents about 67.27% of the free float market capitalization of the stocks listed at National Stock Exchange (NSE) .

The base year of NSE-

The base period for the CNX Nifty index is November 3, 1995, which marked the completion of one year of operations of National Stock Exchange Equity Market Segment.

The base value -

The base value of the index has been set at 1000 .

If the S&P CNX Nifty rises by 2% it means that the Indian stock market rose by 2%, measured in rupees.

Nifty junior (IAS Exam)

Nifty Junior is an index comprised of the next rung of 50 most liquid stocks after S&P CNX Nifty.

 In fact S&P CNX Nifty and Junior Nifty may be regarded as a basket of 100 most liquid stocks in India Stocks in Junior Nifty are filtered on their liquidity characterized by their impact cost and market value represented by their market capitalization.

 The stocks comprising S&P CNX Nifty and Junior Nifty are mutually exclusive i.e. a stock will never appear in both indexes at the same time.e of NIFTY next 50 are-

Adani Enterprises ,Adani Greens, Apollo Hospitals Enterprises Ltd, Ashok Leyland Ltd .

NSE EMERGE

 NSE's new Platform for Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) & Startup companies in India.

 These companies can get listed on NSE without an Initial public offering (IPO).

 This platform will help SME's & Startups connect with investors and help them with the raising of funds.

 In August 2019, the 200th company listed on NSE's SME platform.eg- A B Infrabuild Limited                                                                      

BSE (Bombay stock exchange)

 Established in 1875 in Bombay, oldest and currently the biggest stock exchange.

More than 7500 companies are listed on BSE making it world's No. 1 exchange in terms of listed members(world's oldest stock  exchange is Amerstdom Stock Ex. 1602 ..estab. by Dutch East India Comp.)

Founder –

Prem chand Roy–Cotton King

The exchange is situated at Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towersat Dalal Street .

The companies listed on BSE Ltd command a total market capitalization of 5.1 Trillion in 2024.

BSE Ltd is world's fifth most active exchange in terms of number of transactions handled through its electronic trading system. .

The S&P BSE SENSEX (S&P Bombay Stock Exchange Sensitive Index)

The launch of SENSEX in 1986 was later followed up in January 1989 by introduction of BSE National Index (Base: 1983-84 = 100).

SENSEX/ BSE 30 –

BSE 30 or simply the SENSEX, is a free-float market-weighted stock market index of 30 well-established and financially sound companies listed on Bombay Stock Exchange. 

The BSE National Index was renamed BSE-100 Index from 14 October 1996 and since then, it is being calculated taking into consideration only the prices of stocks listed at BSE.also-called the BSE 30 or simply the

SENSEX, is a free-float market capitalisation-weighted stock market index of 30 well-established and financially sound companies listed on BSE Ltd..

The 30 component companies which are some of the largest and most actively traded stocks, are representative of various industrial sectors of the Indian economy.

Published since 1 January 1986, the S&P BSE SENSEX is regarded as the pulse of the domestic stock markets in India.

Leading stock exchange BSE  has secured a …….trademark for its iconic building Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers at Dalal Street in Mumbai.

BSE has named its SME platform as BSESME .

While NSE has named it as Emerge.

Famous Stock Exchanges of  The World

Name                                                     Country

Dow Jones                                              New York

Straits times                                           Singapore

Nikkie                                                    Tokyo (Japan)

Middax                                                   Frankfurt (Germany)

Bovespa                                                  Brazil

S & F                                                      Canada

Heng Seng                                               Hong Kong