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Nifty 5024,207.750.52%H 24,378.6 · L 24,207.75|Sensex77,472.940.24%H 77,986.84 · L 77,472.94|Bank Nifty57,783.750.47%H 57,996.05 · L 57,611.85|USD / INR₹95.40%H ₹95.4 · L ₹95.4|Gold Intl (10g)₹1,43,553.180.58%H ₹1,44,077.66 · L ₹1,42,565.54|Silver Intl (1kg)₹2,11,804.041.51%H ₹2,13,322.29 · L ₹2,08,844.21|Crude WTI₹7,782.730.79%H ₹7,838.06 · L ₹7,777.96|Bitcoin₹75,11,8270.34%H ₹75,24,584.41 · L ₹74,99,069.59|Ethereum₹2,37,9681.27%H ₹2,39,481.09 · L ₹2,36,454.91|Nifty 5024,207.750.52%H 24,378.6 · L 24,207.75|Sensex77,472.940.24%H 77,986.84 · L 77,472.94|Bank Nifty57,783.750.47%H 57,996.05 · L 57,611.85|USD / INR₹95.40%H ₹95.4 · L ₹95.4|Gold Intl (10g)₹1,43,553.180.58%H ₹1,44,077.66 · L ₹1,42,565.54|Silver Intl (1kg)₹2,11,804.041.51%H ₹2,13,322.29 · L ₹2,08,844.21|Crude WTI₹7,782.730.79%H ₹7,838.06 · L ₹7,777.96|Bitcoin₹75,11,8270.34%H ₹75,24,584.41 · L ₹74,99,069.59|Ethereum₹2,37,9681.27%H ₹2,39,481.09 · L ₹2,36,454.91|

Beta

How much an investment moves relative to the market.

Definition

Beta measures the volatility of a stock or fund relative to the overall market. A beta of 1 moves in line with the market; above 1 is more volatile (higher risk/reward); below 1 is less volatile.

Example

A stock with a beta of 1.5 tends to rise or fall about 50% more than the market — amplifying both gains and losses.

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