INDIAN EQUITY OPPORTUNITIES
This report examines the Indian equity markets, their structure, constituents and metrics over time. There are approximately 4,147 actively traded companies in India, offering a sizeable group of businesses for superior stock selection.
India has a deeply rooted equity culture dating to the period of British rule. The Bombay Stock exchange (BSE), founded in 1875, is Asia’s oldest public bourse. In addition to the BSE, investors can trade through the National stock exchange (NSE). There are approximately 18 other stock exchanges in existence but with little traded market volume. At present 1,577 companies trade on the NSE and 4,018 companies trade on the BSE (most companies that trade on the NSE have a dual listing on the BSE). An additional feature of the Indian equity markets is that there is a single stock futures market with 136 companies traded on 30/60/90 day contracts. These future contracts assist the price discovery process and are a vehicle for short selling.
This report examines the Indian equity markets, their structure, constituents and metrics over time. There are approximately 4,147 actively traded companies in India, offering a sizeable group of businesses for superior stock selection.
India has a deeply rooted equity culture dating to the period of British rule. The Bombay Stock exchange (BSE), founded in 1875, is Asia’s oldest public bourse. In addition to the BSE, investors can trade through the National stock exchange (NSE). There are approximately 18 other stock exchanges in existence but with little traded market volume. At present 1,577 companies trade on the NSE and 4,018 companies trade on the BSE (most companies that trade on the NSE have a dual listing on the BSE). An additional feature of the Indian equity markets is that there is a single stock futures market with 136 companies traded on 30/60/90 day contracts. These future contracts assist the price discovery process and are a vehicle for short selling.