What is NIFTY 50 (NIFTY)?
NIFTY 50 (NIFTY) is a stock market index traded on the NSE, quoted in Indian rupees. It tracks a benchmark basket of large, established companies listed in India, serving as a widely followed gauge of the country's equity market. As a headline index, it is a common reference point for investors, fund managers, and derivatives markets across the region. TradeSearcher has run over 2,300 backtests on NIFTY 50, drawing on price history reaching back to 1990 to evaluate how strategies have performed across more than three decades of market conditions.