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Current price: what it means and how to read it
What one share costs right now.
What is Current price?
What one share costs right now.
A worked example
A ₹50 share is not cheaper than a ₹5,000 share. A company with 100 crore shares at ₹50 is worth ₹5,000 Cr; one with 1 crore shares at ₹5,000 is worth the same.
Why does Current price matter?
Useful for planning how many shares you can buy. It says nothing about whether the company is cheap.
How do you read Current price?
A ₹50 share is not cheaper than a ₹5,000 share. Use P/E or P/B to judge value.
A fact about the company, not a score.
What is a typical Current price in India today?
The median across the 6114 listed companies that report it, as of 12 Oct 2026. Half sit above each figure and half below.
By company size
Median
Large Cap · 101 companies1,173.00
Mid Cap · 154 companies1,069.20
Small Cap · 5859 companies73.15
By industry
Median, largest industries first
Private Sector Bank · 20316.73
Pharmaceuticals · 212197.66
Computers - Software & Consulting · 63211.95
Refineries & Marketing · 8243.75
Public Sector Bank · 12117.19
Non Banking Financial Company (NBFC) · 75194.08
Power Generation · 2998.15
Heavy Electrical Equipment · 43611.20
Auto Components & Equipments · 117455.95
Cement & Cement Products · 36147.03
Compare a company with its own industry before the whole market. Every industry, and each company's rank within it, is in the screener.
What is Current price for India's largest companies today?
The latest figure for the largest companies with a page here. Each links to what the rest of that company's numbers mean.
Current price
As of 12 Oct 2026
Reliance Industries1,158.90
Bharti Airtel1,778.70
HDFC Bank704.90
ICICI Bank1,340.00
State Bank of India941.00
Tata Consultancy Services2,125.00
Bajaj Finance957.25
Larsen & Toubro3,627.50