Paytm, Ashok Leyland join BSE 100 index

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Paytm, Ashok Leyland and CG Power have been added to the BSE 100. The changes replace Ambuja Cements, Tube Investments and Colgate-Palmolive effective today. TVS Motor has also entered the BSE Sensex 50.

The index adjustments follow standard reconstitution rules for the BSE 100 and Sensex 50. Paytm, operated by One97 Communications, now joins the broader benchmark alongside Ashok Leyland and CG Power and Industrial Solutions. Ambuja Cements, an Adani Group company, exits along with Tube Investments of India and Colgate-Palmolive (India).

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