Shree Cement pips Dabur and Godrej Consumer to replace Yes Bank in Nifty

Change effective March 27; NSE also moves Vodafone Idea, Indiabulls Housing Finance out of Nifty Next 50, brings in Torrent Pharma, Adani Transmission

Shree Cement will replace Yes Bank in the benchmark Nifty 50 index, NSE said in a release. The changes will be effective from March 27. Shree Cement would join Ultratech Cement as cement manufacturers in the bluechip company index. 

The Kolkata-based cement maker has pipped Dabur and Godrej Consumer Products (GSPL) who were among the front-runners for index inclusion. Among the three companies, Shree Cement has the highest free-float market capitalisation, thanks to a Rs 3,000-crore fund raise in November. 

The National Stock Exchange has also announced five changes to its