About Equities

NSE started trading in the equities segment (Capital Market segment) on November 3, 1994 and within a short span of a  year became the largest stock exchange in India in terms of volumes transacted. NSE is ranked as the third largest stock exchange globally in terms of number of equity trades, as per World Federation of Exchange (WFE) Report - 2019.

Trading volumes in the equity segment have grown rapidly with average daily turnover increasing from Rs.17 crores during 1994-95 to around Rs. 32475  crores as of Dec 2019.  NSE has over 1900 securities listed on NSE with market capitalisation of over Rs 154.32 lakh Crores, as of Dec 2019.

The Equities section provides you with an insight into the equities segment of NSE and provides real-time quotes, other statistics on equities market and iIn-depth information regarding listing of securities, trading systems & processes, clearing and settlement, risk management, traded volumes, number of trades, companies listed, market capitalisation etc.