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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

Stock Market LIVE: Sensex stuck in range; Vedanta Power.

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Updated On : 21 Oct 2026 | 2:15 PM IST

Flows will chase relative growth outperformance in FY24: Rahul Arora

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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
Updated On : 03 Apr 2023 | 10:31 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

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
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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