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HOW CHANGE IN STOCK PRICES AFFECT THE NIFTY 50 INDEX?

The Nifty 50 index constitutes a well diversified collection of 50 stocks listed on the national stock exchange (NSE). The nifty 50 index was launched on April 1, 1996 and is owned and managed by NSE Indices Ltd. (formerly known as IISL). Nifty 50 is one of the world’s most actively traded index and it represents the weighted average of the 50 stocks constituting it. The movement of the nifty 50 index is determined by the changes in the price of these 50 stocks. However, the weightage of the each stock on the index is different. For instance, the stock with the highest weightage is Reliance Industries Ltd. which constitute about 11.89% of the weightage followed by Infosys Ltd. which constitute about 9.13%. Hence, price changes in these stocks affect Nifty 50 index the maximum. The constituents of Nifty 50 index with maximum weightage are as shown below. Company Name Weightage (in %) Reliance Industries Ltd. 11.89 Infosys Ltd. ...

FIVE LARGE CAP STOCKS WITH ZERO DEBT TO EQUITY RATIO

The debt to equity ratio is an Important aspect we need to look into while investing in any company. The debt to equity ratio of a company is calculated by dividing the company’s total liabilities by it’s shareholder equity. It simply gives us an idea about how much debt the company uses to run its business. Generally, a debt to equity ratio less than 1 is considered to be a good value.  Here are few large cap companies who have managed to keep their debt to equity ratio to zero value.     1. SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd SBI Life Insurance is one of the most prominent life insurance companies in India. The company was incorporated in 2000 as a Joint venture between State Bank of India and French financial institution BNP Paribas Cardif. Today, SBI Life have nearly 1000 offices, around 20000 employees and more than 1 lakh insurance agents and a widespread bancassurance network of 14 partners with around 30000 partner branches. 2.  Bharat Electronics Ltd Bharat Elect...