What is Sensex in the stock market?
Sensex is the common name for the "Bombay Stock Exchange Sensitive Index". It consists of the 30 largest and most actively traded stocks, representative of various sectors, on the Bombay Stock Exchange.
The Sensex is generally regarded as the most popular and precise barometer of the Indian stock markets. It is the oldest stock market index currently in use. The base value of the Sensex is 100 on April 1, 1979.
At irregular intervals, the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) authorities review and modify its composition to make sure it reflects current market conditions.
Currently the following Stocks comprise of the BSE indices (Sensex) :
ACC BHEL Bajaj Auto Bharti Tele Cipla Dr Reddys Labs Grasim Ind Guj Ambuja Cem HDFC HDFC Bank HLL Hero Honda Hindalco ICICI Bank ITC Infosys Larsen & Tubro Maruti Udyog NTPC ONGC Ranbaxy Labs Reliance Ind Reliance Energy SBI Satyam Computers TCS Tata Motors Tata Power Tata Steel Wipro
All About Sensex, Launch of BSE Sensex
What is Sensex in the stock market?
What
are the objectives of SENSEX?
How to
calculate BSE SENSEX?
What is the beta of SENSEX scrips?
SENSEX - Scrip selection criteria
Maintenance of SENSEX
How is the closing Index calculated?
What are the criteria for selection and review of scrips for the SENSEX?
Who selects these 30 stocks & How do they select these 30 stocks?
Dollex series of BSE indices
Book Building - About Book Building
Definition of Free-float & Determining Free-float factors of companies
Understanding Free-float Methodology & Its Major advantages
Book Building - Glossary
Companies that form the NSE Nifty Index
What are the
BSE Sensex & the NSE Nifty?
Technical Analysis of Indian stock market BSE Sensex Index
How are adjustments for Bonus, Rights and newly issued Capital carried out in
SENSEX?
The Sensex
story: From 1K to 18K
BSE 100 Index
BSE 200 Index
BSE 500 Index
BSE TECk INDEX
BSE BANKEX