NSE Indices Launches New Variant Of Nifty 50

NSE Indices Ltd., a subsidiary of the National Stock Exchange's index services, launched a new variant of the Nifty 50 index on Tuesday.

The Nifty 50 Net Total Return measures the performance of the Nifty 50 index, considering that the cash dividends and the gains from bonus issues are reinvested in the Nifty 50 index, according to the NSE.

The Nifty 50 (NTR) index will be calculated in two currencies—rupee and the dollar. For each of the two currencies, it will further have three variants—Nifty 50 Price Return, Nifty 50 Total Return and Nifty 50 Net Total Return, according to the statement.

• Nifty 50 Price Return reflects the price performance of the index and the full value of special dividends, but excludes the value of regular dividends.

• Nifty 50 Total Return reflects the price performance of the index and the full value of all dividends, both special and regular.

• Nifty 50 Net Total Return reflects the price performance of the index, and the net amount of all dividends and gains from bonus issue after deducting withholding tax and capital gains tax, respectively.

The new indices will help attract overseas investors who are planning to invest in the Indian stock markets. It will also act as benchmarks for asset managers and reference indices tracked by passive funds globally in the form of exchange-traded funds, it said.