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What is Sensex

Sensex

About Sensex

What is Sensex

Sensex is the benchmark index of the BSE in India. It was launched on January 1, 1986 as a basket of 30 stocks representing the country's largest, financially-sound companies listed on the BSE.
 
The term ‘Sensex’ is a blend of words ‘Sensitive’ and ‘Index’ and was coined by stock market expert Deepak Mohini. The Sensex reflects the movements in the Indian stock market. It is considered the benchmark index of the Indian stock market. It is the oldest index in India and provides time series data from 1979, BSE, which was previously known as Bombay Stock Exchange, says on its website.
 
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Latest Updates on Sensex

Mutual funds' equity bets touch record Rs 1.73 trillion in FY23

Overall, domestic institutional investors (DIIs), which include MFs, made a net investment of Rs 2.56 trillion in last financial year

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Updated On : 01 Mar 2024 | 2:10 PM IST

Mkts see optimism in RBI's status quo, gain for 5th day after initial fall

Gains in index majors HDFC twins and Reli­a­nce Industries helped offset los­ses in IT, Power and FMCG stocks amid weak global trends

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Updated On : 06 Apr 2023 | 10:47 PM IST

HDFC twins, economic data lifts markets, Sensex gains over 2,000 points

HDFC Bank and HDFC Ltd rose 2.7 per cent and 3 per cent respectively, accounting for half of the gains made by the Sensex

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Updated On : 05 Apr 2023 | 11:09 PM IST

From Bandhan Bank to Ashok Leyland, stocks ripe for cherry-picking

With indices getting back on their feet, can stocks be far behind? Here is the list of 10 such stocks from BSE 100 with huge upside promise for investors willing to ride out any potential volatility

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Updated On : 04 Apr 2023 | 10:13 PM IST

Stock markets closed today; check full list of 2023 market holidays here

Share market holiday: According to the list of trading holidays on the website of BSE, apart from today's holiday, the stock market will remain closed for 11 more days in 2023

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Updated On : 04 Apr 2023 | 8:31 AM IST

Markets end in green after volatile day; Sensex rises 114.92 points

Extending gains to the third day, the broader NSE Nifty advanced 38.30 points or 0.22 per cent to close at 17,398.05 points

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Updated On : 03 Apr 2023 | 10:31 PM IST

Flows will chase relative growth outperformance in FY24: Rahul Arora

The US Federal Reserve (Fed) and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) should hike once more by about 25 basis points each, says Rahul Arora CEO-institutional equities at Nirmal Bang

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Updated On : 01 Mar 2024 | 2:14 PM IST

Markets log biggest 1-day jump in over 4 months; RIL, ICICI lead charge

Three-month losing run ends; RIL, ICICI Bank lead charge

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Updated On : 31 Mar 2023 | 11:07 PM IST
Updated On : 31 Mar 2023 | 10:38 PM IST

Sensex, Nifty fall nearly 1% amid weak trend in global equities

In a volatile trade, the 30-share BSE Sensex declined 398.18 points or 0.69 per cent to finish at 57,527.10, with 24 of its constituents posting losses

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Updated On : 24 Mar 2023 | 10:07 PM IST

With the latest hike, US Fed's rate hikes reach 500bps in one year

Fed Chair Jerome Powell last night said "rate cuts are not in our base case" for the remainder of 2023

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Updated On : 23 Mar 2023 | 11:42 AM IST
Updated On : 21 Mar 2023 | 10:22 PM IST

Sensex crashes over 900pts intra-day: 5 factors behind Monday's market rout

Analysts attribute fallout in domestic equities due to investors' fear of a domino effect after the collapse of big financial institutions in the US, and Europe

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Updated On : 20 Mar 2023 | 3:44 PM IST

Bailout of global lenders brings relief to market, benchmarks gain

Nifty50 back above 17,000, brings down weekly loss to less than 2% from 3.5%

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Updated On : 17 Mar 2023 | 10:48 PM IST

Sensex snaps 5-day losing streak on value-buying, ends 78 points higher

Equity benchmarks bounced back to end in the positive territory after trading lower for the most part of the volatile session

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Updated On : 16 Mar 2023 | 11:47 PM IST

Indices dip for fifth session as Credit Suisse woes weigh on investor minds

The only relief for investors on Wednesday was a rise in retail sales in China while factory output was fractionally lower than projected

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Updated On : 15 Mar 2023 | 11:13 PM IST

No breather for stock markets as US bank crisis weighs on sentiment

Sensex, Nifty fall for 4th day to hit fresh five-month lows

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Updated On : 14 Mar 2023 | 10:36 PM IST

Market turmoil leaves investors poorer by more than Rs 4.4 trillion

Domestic equity investors' wealth eroded by more than Rs 4.43 trillion as fears of a financial contagion triggered by one of the biggest bank failures in the US roiled market sentiments

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Updated On : 13 Mar 2023 | 7:33 PM IST

Eight of top-10 firms lose Rs 1.03 trn in market-cap; RIL, ICICI hit hard

Eight of the top 10 valued firms faced a combined erosion of Rs 1,03,732.39 crore in market valuation last week, with Reliance Industries and ICICI Bank taking the biggest hit

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Updated On : 12 Mar 2023 | 11:15 PM IST

Getting the jitters: Indices slip nearly 1% on renewed rate hike fears

The market breadth was weak with 1,987 stocks declining and 1,502 advancing on the BSE

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Updated On : 10 Mar 2023 | 12:42 AM IST