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Nifty 50 Shakeup: Potential BSE Inclusion, Wipro Exit, and Market Dynamics

Monday, May 18, 2026
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Nifty 50 Shakeup: Potential BSE Inclusion, Wipro Exit, and Market Dynamics

The Nifty 50 , it looks like, is going to get a major shakeup in September 2026. Think about it. They might bring the BSE in. And Wipro ? That one might just exit.

If that plays out, the numbers are big. We’re talking about a potential inflow of $639 million. That’s what a Moneycontrol report cited, based on some digging by Quiddity Advisors.

BSE shares, meanwhile, have been doing well. They shot up sixty percent over the last year. It’s a real rebound for India’s oldest exchange. It even hit an all-time high, crossing four thousand rupees a share. That kind of bounce seems tied to more trading activity, retail folks getting involved, and a real comeback in their derivatives business.

But things aren't uniform across the board. Wipro, on the other hand, took a hit. It dropped twenty-four percent during that same period. All that AI noise, market pressure—it seems to be hitting the traditional IT sector hard. AI is obviously a massive disruptor now. Those new models are really messing with the SaaS services that built the old industry.

So, how do you trigger this whole reshuffle? It’s not just random. An index change only happens if at least one eligible company’s market cap float gets really high. Specifically, it has to exceed 1.5 times the float of the smallest company in the index.

That’s where the BSE comes in. Quiddity Advisors analyst Janaghan Jeyakumar pointed out that the BSE currently clears that hurdle. Its float is more than fifteen times that of Wipro. So, Wipro is the most likely one to get bumped out.

They are estimating just one big replacement, a single change. That’s what leads to the $639 million passive money flowing into the Nifty 50.

The Nifty 50 itself, remember, is just the benchmark. It tracks the performance of the fifty biggest, most liquid companies on the NSE. That’s the baseline.

Now, don't expect a second reshuffle by September 2026. That seems highly improbable right now. Quiddity Advisors suggests that for another change to happen, TVS Motor Company would need to completely blow past Adani Enterprises. That’s the next likely candidate for exit, and the gap is huge.

The brokerage estimates are telling. TVS Motor needs to absolutely crush Adani. They’d have to see an average stock price surge to about four thousand seven hundred fifty-seven rupees. Nearly forty percent higher than where they are now. That’s a massive jump they’d need to make.

Written by Gree News Team — Senior Editorial Board

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