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What is Sensex

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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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Smallcap, midcap stocks struggle behind blue-chip peer Sensex in 2025

Analysts attributed the underperformance of smallcap and midcap indices in 2025 due to market normalisation

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Updated On : 25 Dec 2025 | 12:19 PM IST

Hindustan Copper share price rises to over two-decade high; should you buy?

The counter rose 7 per cent to ₹436.50, the highest level since November 12, 2010, on the National Stock Exchange, according to data on Bloomberg

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Updated On : 24 Dec 2025 | 8:30 PM IST

Godavari Biorefineries shares jump over 11% intraday on US expansion plan

Godavari Biorefineries share price rose to the highest level in over two months on BSE. It closed 8 per cent higher at ₹290.5 per share

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Updated On : 24 Dec 2025 | 3:50 PM IST

Stock Market Close: Sensex ends 116 pts lower; Nifty at 26,142; Oil & Gas, IT, pharma top losers

Sensex Today | Stock Market Close Highlights: On BSE, Trent, UltraTech Cement and Maruti were top gainers. On the flipside, Tata Motors PV , Sun Pharma and Asian Paints were the top drags.

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Updated On : 24 Dec 2025 | 3:45 PM IST

Stocks to Watch today, Dec 24: Adani Ports, Biocon, Belrise Ind, Coal India

Stocks to watch today, Dec 24: In Wednesday's session, traders will monitor Belrise Industries, Adani Ports, Biocon, and Ajanta Pharms shares.

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Updated On : 24 Dec 2025 | 8:31 AM IST

Stock Market Close: Sensex snaps 2-day winning run; Nifty at 26,177; metal shares shine; IT lags

Sensex Today | Stock Market Close Highlights, Tuesday, December 23, 2025: Broaders markets ended mixed. Nifty SmallCap 100 closed 0.37 per cent higher, while Nifty MidCap 100 ended on a flat note.

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Updated On : 23 Dec 2025 | 3:48 PM IST

Coal India hits over 2-month high as arm's IPO likely in early 2026

Coal India share price rose after media reports said that Bharat Coking Coal Private Limited's initial public offer (IPO) could take place in the next two weeks

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Updated On : 23 Dec 2025 | 2:45 PM IST

Aarti Industries stock set to rise? PL Capital upgrades to 'Accumulate'

PL Capital has maintained the target price at ₹403 for Aarti Industries, valuing the stock at 24 times September 2027 estimated earnings per share (EPS)

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Updated On : 23 Dec 2025 | 1:54 PM IST

Man Industries sees no impact of I-T searches; share price rises over 3%

The Income Tax Department concluded search operations on December 22. Man Industries share price rose as much as 3.62 per cent so far on Tuesday.

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Updated On : 23 Dec 2025 | 10:43 AM IST

Stocks to Watch today: HCLTech, Ambuja Cements, IRCTC, Paytm, Belrise Ind

Stocks to Watch today, Dec 23, 2025: In Tuesday's session, Lloyds Enterprises, Ambuja Cements, One 97 Communication, HCLTech shares will be in focus

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Updated On : 23 Dec 2025 | 8:39 AM IST

Stock Market Close: Sensex ends 638 pts up; Nifty at 26,172; SMIDs, Metal, IT shares outperform

Stock Market Close Highlights, Monday, December 22, 2025: On BSE, Trent, Infosys and Bharti Airtel were top gainers, while SBI, Kotak Mahindra and Larsen and Toubro (L&T) were the top drags.

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Updated On : 22 Dec 2025 | 3:41 PM IST

KEC International jumps over 7% as Delhi HC stays Power Grid's bidding ban

The Delhi High Court also allowed KEC International to keep on participating bidding process for future tenders from Power Grid Corp

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Updated On : 22 Dec 2025 | 12:36 PM IST

Stocks to Watch today, Dec 22: Granules, Infosys, Tata Steel

Stocks to Watch today, Dec 22: Varun Beverages, KEC International, PVR Inox, Rites, Tech M, and Crompton Greaves are some of the other stocks to watch today

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Updated On : 22 Dec 2025 | 10:22 AM IST

Sensex, Nifty gain on hopes of further Federal Reserve rate cuts

The US consumer price index rose 2.7 per cent year-on-year in November, below expectations of a 3.1 per cent jump

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Updated On : 20 Dec 2025 | 12:43 AM IST

NBCC share price rises 4% as company bags ₹179 cr work order

NBCC (India) share price extended gains to a third session as it continued to grow its order book

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Updated On : 19 Dec 2025 | 2:55 PM IST

ICICI Prudential AMC gets 'Long' rating from Equirus; 34% upside potential

ICICI Prudential AMC will list on exchanges on Friday, Dec 19. The initial public offering was subscribed 39.17 times on the final day. Qualified institutional investors led the subscription in the IP

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Updated On : 19 Dec 2025 | 9:51 AM IST

Ahluwalia Contracts share price rises 5% on winning ₹888 crore order

Ahluwalia Contracts (India) share price jumped over 7% in Wednesday's session. As of now, the stock price pared gains and was trading 3.61% higher at ₹986.51 apiece.

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Updated On : 17 Dec 2025 | 11:02 AM IST

Markets fall for a second day; Nifty dips 0.6%, Smallcaps decline 1%

A cautious global risk environment ahead of key US macroeconomic data releases later this week further curbed investor appetite for equities

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Updated On : 16 Dec 2025 | 10:30 PM IST

Calm after the storm: Equity market sees fewer wild swings in H2CY25

30 big swings in H1, just 3 in the second half

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Updated On : 15 Dec 2025 | 11:52 PM IST

India's equity markets, economy: Will investors update their beliefs?

The Nifty is a club of giants - banks, financiers, software firms, pharmaceuticals, consumer staples, and commodity producers

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Updated On : 15 Dec 2025 | 12:12 AM IST