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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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Federal Bank share price surges over 9% as net profit, NII rise in Q3FY26

Federal Bank share price rose as much as 9.24 per cent to ₹269.25, the highest level since December 31, 2025 on the National Stock Exchange (NSE)

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Updated On : 16 Jan 2026 | 2:28 PM IST

Zen Technologies jumps over 9% on ₹404-cr order win from Defence Ministry

Zen Technologies share price rose 9.67 per cent to ₹1,346.90, the highest level since January 7 this year

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Updated On : 16 Jan 2026 | 12:03 PM IST

HBL Engineering drops 13% after it misses major order from Indian Railways

HBL Engineering share price slumped 13.73 per cent to ₹757.70, the lowest level since December 18, 2025.

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Updated On : 16 Jan 2026 | 11:48 AM IST

IFCI share price surges over 17% in two sessions; should you buy?

IFCI share price rose amid news that the National Stock Exchange's (NSE's) initial public offer may soon get an approval from the market regulator

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Updated On : 14 Jan 2026 | 3:16 PM IST

Stock Market holiday: BSE, NSE to remain closed on January 15; Here's why

The NSE and BSE will remain closed for trading and settlement in stocks, derivatives, and securities lending and borrowing (SLB) segments on Thursday

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Updated On : 14 Jan 2026 | 2:34 PM IST

Executive Centre India gets Sebi nod for ₹2,600-cr IPO; check key details

Executive Centre India Limited is one of the early international brands to offer premium flexible workspace solutions in India

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Updated On : 14 Jan 2026 | 1:15 PM IST

Bank of Maharashtra shares gain 4%, hit over 1-year high on strong Q3 show

Bank of Maharashtra reported that its net interest income (NII) rose 16.27 per cent Y-o-Y to ₹3,422 crore in the third quarter (Q3FY26)

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Updated On : 14 Jan 2026 | 12:53 PM IST

Interarch Building share price rises 3.5% on securing ₹130-crore order

In the previous session, Interarch Building Solutions slumped 4.51 per cent to ₹2,060

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Updated On : 14 Jan 2026 | 10:48 AM IST

Groww rises for second day as Kotak Sec starts coverage; check target price

Groww share price gained 3.70 per cent in two sessions to Tuesday

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Updated On : 13 Jan 2026 | 12:30 PM IST

Buoyed up by Gor's optimism on trade deal, markets end in green

Sensex rebounds 1,017 points from day's lows, ends 5-day losing streak

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Updated On : 12 Jan 2026 | 11:44 PM IST

Tejas Networks share price plunges 13%, hits over 3-year low on Q3 loss

Tejas Networks share price declined as much as 12.68 per cent to ₹364.25, the lowest level since March 8, 2022

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Updated On : 12 Jan 2026 | 2:01 PM IST

Stocks to Watch today, Jan 12: TCS, HCL Tech, DMart, Ireda, Vedanta

Stocks to watch on January 12, 2026: Stocks like TCS, HCL Technologies, Anand Rathi Wealth, and Infibeam Avenues will remain in focus as they will release their quarterly earnings today.

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Updated On : 12 Jan 2026 | 8:30 AM IST

Worst week in over three months for indices amid new tariff fears

Sensex and Nifty logged their sharpest weekly fall in over three months as tariff fears, FPI selling and weakness in heavyweights weighed on market sentiment

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Updated On : 10 Jan 2026 | 12:20 AM IST

Highway Infrastructure jumps 7% as ₹328-crore order win boosts portfolio

Highway Infrastructure share price rose as much as 6.97 per cent to the day's high of ₹62.13 on the National Stock Exchange (NSE)

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Updated On : 09 Jan 2026 | 2:10 PM IST

HDFC Securities maintains 'Add' on Birla Corp; flags near-term volume dip

HDFC Securities has lowered its Ebitda estimates for Birla Corp for FY26-28E by 6 per cent, 9 per cent and 4 per cent, respectively, to account for near-term pricing pressure in Q3FY26

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Updated On : 09 Jan 2026 | 12:26 PM IST

Equity benchmarks slide 1% as US tariff uncertainty rattles markets

Indian equities log steepest one-day fall in over four months as US tariff uncertainty rattles markets and wipes out ₹7.7 trillion in value

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Updated On : 08 Jan 2026 | 11:21 PM IST

Balaji Amines gets ₹258-crore incentive for Solarpur unit; stock jumps 13%

Balaji Amines share price was trading near over one-month high on Thursday

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Updated On : 08 Jan 2026 | 1:40 PM IST

Balu Forge Industries shares extend losses to fifth session; here's why

Balu Forge Industries share price declined for a fifth session in a row. In these five sessions, the scrip has lost 13.38 per cent

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Updated On : 07 Jan 2026 | 3:41 PM IST

Nifty Oil & Gas index drops over 2% as RIL, BPCL, HPCL shares weigh

Reliance Industries was the biggest dragger on the Nifty Oil & Gas Index, while ONGC helped limit the losses on Tuesday.

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Updated On : 07 Jan 2026 | 10:41 AM IST

KSH International share price jumps over 10% after net profit doubles in Q2

KSH International released the first earnings report two weeks after its listing on the exchanges

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Updated On : 06 Jan 2026 | 12:07 PM IST