Can a company be listed in both Nifty and Sensex?
Sarah Martinez
Updated on January 05, 2026
A company can have its listing in both BSE and NSE, or only in either one. If a company has its listing in both, the prices of its share value in BSE and NSE may be different as it all depends on the number buyers and sellers. Number of listings is higher in BSE whereas trade volume is more in NSE.
Are all companies listed on BSE and NSE?
The Bombay Stock Exchange is located at Mumbai and it was established in 1875. All of the listed companies in India are listed either on the BSE or the NSE.
Is NSE and Sensex same?
1) NSE is the biggest stock exchange in India, while BSE is the oldest stock exchange in India. 2) The BSE was established in 1875, while the NSE was Established in 1992. 3) The benchmark index for the NSE is the Nifty, while for the BSE it is Sensex. 11) The number of listed companies is 1696 for NSE and 5749 for BSE.
How many companies are there in Nifty and Sensex?
The 30 companies are selected on the basis of the free-float market capitalization. These are different companies from different sectors representing a sample of large, liquid, and representative companies. The base year of Sensex is 1978-79 and the base value is 100. Sensex is an indicator of market movement.
Can I buy in NSE and sell in BSE?
Is it possible to buy shares on NSE and sell on BSE? The short answer is yes.
Can we buy Nifty 50 shares?
Well, Nifty 50 is an index of 50 stocks. It is not a company. So you cannot buy shares of Nifty 50. However, you can buy derivatives such as futures and options.
Can we buy Sensex?
Yes you can invest in Sensex by buying ETF. Uti and hdfc have sensex etf in market. We can not buy sensex directly but we can do it indirectly through ETF’s and Index Funds.
What’s the difference between the nifty and the SENSEX?
The basic difference between Nifty and Sensex is as follows. The Sensex holds the 30 largest stocks listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) while the Nifty holds the 50 largest stocks listed on the National Stock Exchange (NSE).
How many companies are included in SENSEX index?
Usually these 30 stocks are large cap stocks. (companies which have higher market capitalisation) Sensex is the benchmark index of S&P BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange).
How does the stock market affect the SENSEX?
Likewise there are many incidents that will impact the market. At the end of the day it all depends on investors sentiments. Some investors are optimistic and some are pessimistic. Thus, fluctuations in the share price of these 30 stocks will affect the benchmark index sensex.
What does it mean when SENSEX is up by X points?
So if someone says Sensex is up by X points then it simply mean that Indian Stock Market is moving in the positive direction. This does not mean that each and every company in the Stock Market is performing well. Sensex indicates the average of the performances of the 30 companies.