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What is market capitalization, and how are large-cap, mid-cap and small-cap categorized?

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Market capitalization is a company’s total value on the stock exchange (share price × total shares outstanding), used to classify companies as large-cap, mid-cap or small-cap.

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    SEBI defines large-cap as the top 100 companies by market cap, mid-cap as the next 101–250, and small-cap as everything beyond that. Large-caps tend to be more stable and liquid, while small and mid-caps carry higher growth potential alongside higher volatility and risk.

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