National Stock Exchange of India

The National Stock Exchange of India was established in 1992 at the request of the Indian government. In October of 1995, the National Stock Exchange of India became the largest stock exchange in India. Since then, the National Stock Exchange of India has won numerous awards such as the Best IT Usage award from the Computer Society of India, the Cyber Corporate of the Year award, the Wharton-Infosys Business Transformation Award and the India Innovation Award. The National Stock Exchange of India has the most number of equities and derivative trades in India. The exchange is also known for having the largest daily turnover in the country.

As of May 2008, the National Stock Exchange of India had over 1,500 company listings. At the end of 2007, the National Stock Exchange of India was recorded as the second largest stock exchange in South Asia with regards to market capitalisation. The companies listed on the National Stock Exchange of India accounted for over 1.4 trillion US dollars by October 2007. When looking at the number of trades in equities, the National Stock Exchange of India is the third largest stock exchange in the world. The National Stock Exchange of India also ranked second on the list of the world's fastest growing stock markets.