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Glossary
Market capitalisation is the total market value of a company's outstanding shares, calculated as share price multiplied by number of shares.
Market cap is what the stock market thinks a company is worth right now — price per share times all shares.
SEBI categorises listed stocks by market cap into large, mid, and small cap for mutual fund classification. Free-float market cap indices weight by publicly tradable shares only.
If a company has 100 crore shares trading at ₹500 each, market cap is ₹50,000 crore. A 5% price rise adds ₹2,500 crore to market cap without any new shares issued.
Market Cap = Current Share Price × Total Outstanding SharesSEBI periodically ranks listed companies by market cap. Top 100 are large cap, 101–250 mid cap, and 251+ small cap for mutual fund investment limits.
Not always. Acquirers may pay a premium above market cap for control, synergies, or strategic assets.
Yes. Sentiment, liquidity, and macro events move prices daily, changing market cap independent of underlying fundamentals.