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Description
  • Auto Components Stories related to companies involved in producing, repairing, servicing or selling components or parts of any kind of motor vehicles
  • Automobiles Stories related to companies involved producing, repairing, servicing or selling any kind of motor vehicles or their parts
    • Passenger Vehicles Stories related to companies involved in motor vehicles designed primarily for the transportation of individuals rather than goods. It includes cars, SUVs, vans, and pickup trucks used for personal transportation purposes.
    • Two & Three-Wheelers Two-wheelers, also known as motorcycles or motorbikes, are vehicles that are powered by an internal combustion engine or electric motor and have two wheels. Two-wheelers include motorcycles, scooters, mopeds, etc.
    • Commercial Vehicles Stories related to companies involved in producing, repairing, servicing or selling light, medium and heavy commercial motor vehicles
    • Electric Vehicles Stories related to companies involved in producing, repairing, servicing or selling electric motor vehicles
  • Banks Stories related to companies involved in providing banking, credit or financing services by accepting deposits, lending funds and related credit services
    • Non Banking Finance Company (NBFC) Stories related to non-banking companies involved in financing, credit or lending services, but not accepting demand deposits and not the part of payment and settlement system
    • Digital Bank/ Neo Bank A digital bank, also known as an online bank or virtual bank, is a financial institution that operates primarily through digital channels, such as websites, mobile apps, and online platforms. Digital banks offer banking services and products, including account opening, deposits, payments, transfers, loans, and other financial transactions, entirely through digital platforms.
    • Retail/ Commercial Bank Large, geographically diverse banks with a national footprint whose revenues are derived primarily from conventional banking operations, have significant business activity in retail banking and small and medium corporate lending, and provide a diverse range of financial services. Excludes banks classified in the Regional Banks and Thrifts & Mortgage Finance Sub-Industries. Also excludes investment banks classified in the Investment Banking & Brokerage Sub-Industry.
    • Digital Lender Digital lending refers to the process of providing loans to borrowers through digital platforms, eliminating the need for traditional brick-and-mortar branches. Digital lenders use online applications, automated underwriting processes, and electronic documentation to streamline the loan application and approval process.
  • Beverage & Tobacco
    • Liquor, Wine & Beer
    • Soft Drinks Producers of non-alcoholic beverages including mineral waters. Excludes producers of milk classified in the Packaged Foods Sub-Industry.
    • Tobacco Manufacturers of cigarettes and other tobacco products.
  • Capital Goods
    • Agricultural & Farm Machinery Companies manufacturing agricultural machinery, farm machinery, and their related parts. Includes machinery used for the production of crops and agricultural livestock, agricultural tractors, planting and fertilizing machinery, fertilizer and chemical application equipment, and grain dryers and blowers.
    • Construction Machinery & Heavy Trucks Manufacturers of heavy duty trucks, rolling machinery, earth-moving and construction equipment, and manufacturers of related parts. Includes non-military shipbuilding.
    • Electrical Components & Equipment Companies that produce electric cables and wires, electrical components or equipment not classified in the Heavy Electrical Equipment Sub-Industry.
    • Industrial Machinery Manufacturers of industrial machinery and industrial components. Includes companies that manufacture presses, machine tools, compressors, pollution control equipment, elevators, escalators, insulators, pumps, roller bearings and other metal fabrications.
    • Aerospace & Defense Manufacturers of civil or military aerospace and defense equipment, parts or products. Includes defense electronics and space equipment.
  • Chemicals
    • Industrial Gases Manufacturers of industrial gases.
    • Specialty Chemicals Companies that primarily produce high value-added chemicals used in the manufacture of a wide variety of products, including but not limited to fine chemicals, additives, advanced polymers, adhesives, sealants and specialty paints, pigments and coatings.
    • Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals Producers of fertilizers, pesticides, potash or other agriculture-related chemicals not classified elsewhere.
  • Commercial Services & Supplies
  • Construction & Materials Manufacturers of construction materials including sand, clay, gypsum, lime, aggregates, cement, concrete and bricks. Other finished or semi-finished building materials are classified in the Building Products Sub-Industry.
  • Consumer Durables & Apparel
    • Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods Manufacturers of apparel, accessories & luxury goods. Includes companies primarily producing designer handbags, wallets, luggage, jewelry and watches. Excludes shoes classified in the Footwear Sub-Industry.
    • Home Furnishings Manufacturers of soft home furnishings or furniture, including upholstery, carpets and wall-coverings.
    • Consumer Electronics Manufacturers of consumer electronics products including TVs, home audio equipment, game consoles, digital cameras, and related products. Excludes personal home computer manufacturers classified in the Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals Sub-Industry, and electric household appliances classified in the Household Appliances Sub-Industry.
    • Household Appliances Manufacturers of electric household appliances and related products. Includes manufacturers of power and hand tools, including garden improvement tools. Excludes TVs and other audio and video products classified in the Consumer Electronics Sub-Industry and personal computers classified in the Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals Sub-Industry.
    • Sports Stories related to companies in the business of sports, either owners of sports teams or clubs, makers or distributors of sports gear and equipment, owners and operators of sporting facilities, venues
    • Textiles Manufacturers of textile and related products not classified in the Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods, Footwear or Home Furnishings Sub-Industries.
  • Consumer Services
  • Containers & Packaging
    • Metal & Glass Containers Manufacturers of metal, glass or plastic containers. Includes corks and caps.
    • Packaging Manufacturers of paper and cardboard containers and packaging.
  • Energy
    • Coal Companies primarily involved in the production and mining of coal, related products and other consumable fuels related to the generation of energy. Excludes companies primarily producing gases classified in the Industrial Gases sub-industry and companies primarily mining for metallurgical (coking) coal used for steel production.
    • Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation Companies engaged in the storage and/or transportation of oil, gas and/or refined products. Includes diversified midstream natural gas companies, oil and refined product pipelines, coal slurry pipelines and oil & gas shipping companies.
    • Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Companies engaged in the exploration and production of oil and gas not classified elsewhere.
    • Renewable Energy
    • Energy Equipment & Services Stories related to companies involved in energy production, storage, distribution and utility services
    • Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing Companies engaged in the refining and marketing of oil, gas and/or refined products not classified in the Integrated Oil & Gas or Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders Sub-Industries.
  • Financial/ Capital Market
    • Asset Management/ Mutual Funds Financial institutions primarily engaged in investment management and/or related custody and securities fee-based services. Includes companies operating mutual funds, closed-end funds and unit investment trusts. Excludes banks and other financial institutions primarily involved in commercial lending, investment banking, brokerage and other specialized financial activities.
    • Payment/ Digital Wallet
    • Investment Banking & Brokerage Financial institutions primarily engaged in investment banking & brokerage services, including equity and debt underwriting, mergers and acquisitions, securities lending and advisory services. Excludes banks and other financial institutions primarily involved in commercial lending, asset management and specialized financial activities.
    • Remmitance/ Money Transfer
    • Cryptocurrency Exchanges
  • Food
    • Agricultural Products Producers of agricultural products. Includes crop growers, owners of plantations and companies that produce and process foods but do not package and market them. Excludes companies classified in the Forest Products Sub-Industry and those that package and market the food products classified in the Packaged Foods Sub-Industry.
    • Sugar Stories related to companies involved in sugar making, sugar refining/ or refineries, raw sugar, liquid sugar, and sugar refined from sugarcane, raw cane sugar and sugar beets
    • Packaged Foods & Meats Producers of packaged foods including dairy products, fruit juices, meats, poultry, fish and pet foods.
  • Health Care
    • Pharmaceuticals Stories related to companies in business of making or processing medicines, drugs, biological and medicinal products, botanical drugs and herbs
    • Health Care Services and Facilities Providers of patient health care services not classified elsewhere. Includes dialysis centers, lab testing services, and pharmacy management services. Also includes companies providing business support services to health care providers, such as clerical support services, collection agency services, staffing services and outsourced sales & marketing services
    • Managed Health Care Owners and operators of Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) and other managed plans.
    • Health Care Equipment Manufacturers of health care equipment and devices. Includes medical instruments, drug delivery systems, cardiovascular & orthopedic devices, and diagnostic equipment.
  • Household & Personal Products
  • Insurance Stories related to companies involved in selling insurance policies, and providing other insurance and employee-benefit related services, including agents providing broking to retail customers, and also large firms providing insurance policies to a pool of customers
    • Life/ Health Insurance Companies providing primarily life, disability, indemnity or supplemental health insurance. Excludes managed care companies classified in the Managed Health Care Sub-Industry.
    • Reinsurance Companies providing primarily reinsurance.
    • Property & Casualty Insurance Companies providing primarily property and casualty insurance.
  • IT Services
    • Data Processing & Outsourced Services Providers of commercial electronic data processing and/or business process outsourcing services. Includes companies that provide services for back-office automation.
    • IT Consulting & Other Services Providers of information technology and systems integration services not classified in the Data Processing & Outsourced Services Sub-Industry. Includes information technology consulting and information management services.
  • Life Sciences Companies enabling the drug discovery, development and production continuum by providing analytical tools, instruments, consumables & supplies, clinical trial services and contract research services. Includes firms primarily servicing the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.
  • Media & Entertainment
  • Metals & Mining Stories related to companies involved in metals, minerals, mining and production; includes production of metal alloys and metal products
    • Aluminum Producers of aluminum and related products, including companies that mine or process bauxite and companies that recycle aluminum to produce finished or semi-finished products. Excludes companies that primarily produce aluminum building materials classified in the Building Products Sub-Industry.
    • Gold Producers of gold and related products, including companies that mine or process gold and the South African finance houses which primarily invest in, but do not operate, gold mines.
    • Silver Companies primarily mining silver. Excludes companies classified in the Gold or Precious Metals & Minerals Sub-Industries.
    • Copper Companies involved primarily in copper ore mining.
    • Steel Producers of iron and steel and related products, including metallurgical (coking) coal mining used for steel production.
  • Paper/Forest Products Stories related to companies involved in agriculture and farming, including cultivation of the soil for the growing of crops and the rearing of animals to provide food, wool, and other products; Also includes Agribusiness (businesses involved in food production, seed supply, agrichemicals, farm machinery, distribution, processing and marketing)
  • Professional Services Stories related to companies involved in providing services to other companies to help them manage certain operational or support functions needed to run their businesses such as human resources functions, accounting, legal matters, etc.
  • Real Estate
  • Retail
    • E-commerce/ E-retailing Stories related to companies providing electronic commerce, involving buying and selling of all goods and services on the internet; includes m-commerce (mobile commerce) where the buying or selling is conducted through wireless handheld devices, such as cellular telephones
    • Specialty Retail
    • Multiline Retail
  • Software
  • Technology Hardware
    • Semiconductors Manufacturers of semiconductors and related products, including manufacturers of solar modules and cells.
    • Communications Equipment Manufacturers of communication equipment and products, including LANs, WANs, routers, telephones, switchboards and exchanges. Excludes cellular phone manufacturers classified in the Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals Sub-Industry.
  • Telecom
  • Transportation Infrastructure Stories related to companies involved in transportation services, whether passenger or cargo, using any mode like air, road, railway, water, etc
    • Airport Services Operators of airports and companies providing related services.
    • Highways & Railtracks Stories related to companies involved in road operation, toll collection and maintaining sections of road; includes bridge and tunnel operation
    • Marine Ports & Services Owners and operators of marine ports and related services.
  • Transportation/ Logistics
  • Utilities
    • Water Utilities Companies that purchase and redistribute water to the end-consumer. Includes large-scale water treatment systems.
    • Gas Utilities Companies whose main charter is to distribute and transmit natural and manufactured gas. Excludes companies primarily involved in gas exploration or production classified in the Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Sub-Industry. Also excludes companies engaged in the storage and/or transportation of oil, gas, and/or refined products classified in the Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation Sub-Industry.
    • Electric Utilities Companies that produce or distribute electricity. Includes both nuclear and non-nuclear facilities.