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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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Latest Updates on Sensex

Bordering on peace: Markets may exhale as guns fall silent for now

With calm on edge, monsoon and Q4 will guide the mood

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Updated On : 11 May 2025 | 10:29 PM IST

India-Pak conflict weighs on investor sentiment; Sensex, Nifty shed over 1%

Only four of the 17 sectoral indices compiled by the NSE ended with gains. The major losers were Nifty Financials, Nifty FMCG, and Nifty IT

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Updated On : 09 May 2025 | 11:03 PM IST

India-Pak face-off: Rupee logs worst day in over 2 yrs, erases 2025 gains

The rupee fell 1.03 per cent, bond yields rose 6 bps and equities declined as India retaliated to missile attacks by targeting Pakistani air defence systems

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Updated On : 09 May 2025 | 12:35 AM IST

Stock market: Sensex, Nifty post modest gains amid India-Pakistan tensions

Markets closed higher on Wednesday as India-UK trade deal and strong FPI inflows helped offset concerns from rising India-Pakistan border tensions

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Updated On : 07 May 2025 | 11:02 PM IST

Sell stocks in May and go away? Here's what analysts suggest you do

Analysts believe that a selective and sector-specific approach will likely yield better results over the next few months

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Updated On : 30 Apr 2025 | 8:12 AM IST

Markets trim weekly gains on geopolitical concerns; Nifty drops nearly 1%

Domestic indices managed to eke out 0.8 per cent gain for the week. Most global markets rose on Friday as US-China trade tensions eased

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Updated On : 26 Apr 2025 | 12:36 AM IST

Powered by IT bounce, Sensex reclaims 80K mark for 1st time since Dec 2023

Gain for 7th straight session buoyed by a rally in beaten-down IT stocks

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Updated On : 24 Apr 2025 | 12:28 AM IST

Banking stocks lift markets for sixth day; Sensex, Nifty at 4-month highs

IIFL Capital estimated that these measures could boost banks' net interest margin between 1 basis point and 18 basis points and add about 1-4 per cent to net profit

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Updated On : 22 Apr 2025 | 11:02 PM IST

A rising tide lifts all boats: Market breadth indicator hits 16-year high

Advance/decline ratio for April 2025 currently at 1.59, a level last seen in May 2009

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Updated On : 22 Apr 2025 | 10:57 PM IST

Sensex jumps 1080 pts, Nifty tops 24,180: Why stock market rose on Monday?

Why markets are rising today: The benchmark BSE Sensex jumped 879 points intraday to hit a high of 79,432.78 level, while the Nifty50 index gained 281 points to a high of 24,132.75

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Updated On : 21 Apr 2025 | 4:14 PM IST

Indian markets spring back to life with best weekly gains since 2021

Sensex rose 2% on Thursday by renewed risk-on sentiment after trade talks progress

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Updated On : 18 Apr 2025 | 12:05 AM IST

Sensex, Nifty erase losses from US reciprocal tariffs imposed on April 2

Rallying for a second straight session, the 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 1,577.63 points, or 2.1 per cent, to settle at 76,734.89

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Updated On : 16 Apr 2025 | 12:47 AM IST

Morgan Stanley cuts December 2025 Sensex target by 12% to 82,000 levels

As an investment strategy, Morgan Stanley remains overweight on financials, consumer cyclicals, and industrials; and are underweight on energy, materials, utilities and healthcare.

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Updated On : 15 Apr 2025 | 12:27 PM IST

Investors lose ₹11.3 trn as Sensex drops 2% after US tariff announcement

Benchmark indices jumped nearly 2 per cent on Friday as investors rejoiced at the 90-day suspension of additional import duties by the US

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Updated On : 14 Apr 2025 | 4:21 PM IST

Markets stage a comeback after $10 trn global quake; Sensex, Nifty gain

India Vix slips 10% as talk of easing tariffs and RBI rate relief lift mood

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Updated On : 08 Apr 2025 | 11:13 PM IST

US tariffs spook markets: Sensex, Nifty 50 see sharpest fall in 10 months

Investors lose over Rs 14 trillion; US president threatens extra 50% levy on China

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Updated On : 08 Apr 2025 | 12:53 AM IST

Banking stocks drive market gains as Sensex, Nifty gain over 0.7 per cent

The Sensex rose 593 points, or 0.78 per cent, to end at 76,617, with HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank accounting for half of the gains

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Updated On : 03 Apr 2025 | 12:06 AM IST

FY25 rear view: Equities disappoint, gold shines as standout performer

Gold emerged as a standout performer, surging 37.7 per cent to $3,070 per ounce

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Updated On : 29 Mar 2025 | 12:44 AM IST

Markets post best monthly gains in 6 months; FPIs invest Rs 30,000 cr

During the past six trading sessions, foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) pumped in over ₹30,000 crore in domestic markets

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Updated On : 28 Mar 2025 | 11:27 PM IST

Closing Bell: Sensex, Nifty settle lower; bid adieu to FY25 with 5% gains

In FY25, benchmarks - Sensex and Nifty50 - logged gains of nearly 5 per cent each

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Updated On : 28 Mar 2025 | 4:14 PM IST