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How to read a share price

A share price is just a number on a screen. Here's what it does — and doesn't — tell you.

It's the price of one slice

A share price is simply what one single share of a company costs to buy right now. A ₹3,000 share isn't 'expensive' and a ₹50 share isn't 'cheap' on its own — it depends on what the whole company is worth and earns.

Why it moves

The price changes constantly because buyers and sellers keep re-guessing how the company will do. More buyers than sellers nudges it up; the reverse nudges it down. Day-to-day moves are mostly noise.

What it doesn't tell you

The price alone says nothing about whether a company is healthy or fairly valued. That's exactly what Zenoor's plain-English breakdown of each company is for.

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