On 6 July 2007, the Sensex crossed the 15,000 mark for the first time. On 19 September 2007, the Sensex crossed the 16,000 mark for the first time. On 26 September 2007, the Sensex crossed the 17,000 mark for the first time. On 9 October 2007, the Sensex crossed the 18,000 mark for the first time.
2004: Sensex on a roller coaster ride. The calendar year 2004 was a real roller coaster for the Indian indices. The year started off with the Sensex touching the all time high of 6,250, only to slide to 4,300 levels in mid May. The markets saw the largest single day loss (565 points) in its history during this period.
BSE Sensex calculationValue of Sensex = (Total free float market capitalization/ Base market capitalization) * Base period index value. The base period (year) for Sensex calculation is 1978-79. The base value index is 100. Using the above formula, one can calculate the value of BSE Sensex.
What Is a Blue Chip? A blue chip is a nationally recognized, well-established, and financially sound company. Blue-chip companies are known to weather downturns and operate profitably in the face of adverse economic conditions, which helps to contribute to their long record of stable and reliable growth.
Microsoft (MSFT, $155.26) is off 18% since hitting an all-time high in February, and it remains the world's largest publicly traded company. The trillion-dollar-plus market value, massive amounts of cash on the balance sheet and gushers of free cash flow make this one of the safest dividend stocks to be found.
NEW DELHI: Almost all Sensex stocks opened higher on Monday, so did the sectoral indices, as investors went all out to buy amid renewed hopes of an early economic stimulus package from the US and a vaccine by year-end.
Sensex 30 Companies
| BSE Scrip Code | Company Full Name | Industry |
|---|
| 500180 | HDFC Bank Ltd | Banks |
| 532281 | HCL TECHNOLOGIES LTD. | IT Consulting & Software |
| 532454 | BHARTI AIRTEL LTD. | Telecom Services |
| 532187 | INDUSIND BANK LTD. | Banks |
On the counting date, May 16, 2014, the BSE Sensex surpassed the psychological level of 25,000 for the first time, surging 1,470 points in intra-day, to hit a lifetime high of 25,375.63, after result showed that the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) was all set to form the next government at the Centre.
You can buy Nifty Future but remember that it's a leveraged derivative product. Another alternative is to buy NiftyBees that are 1/10th the value of Nifty and they can be bought/sold as stocks. Hi ManDeep, You can buy ETF's for both Sensex and Nifty50 on Zerodha.
Sensex, in simple words, is the combined value of stocks of 30 specific companies listed on Bombay stock exchange (BSE). For example, if Sensex goes up people become more intrigued in buying stocks because they believe that economy is going to grow.
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Bombay Stock Exchange Ltd.
The BSE is the world's 10th largest
stock exchange with an overall
market capitalization of more than US$2.2 trillion on as of April 2018.
Bombay Stock Exchange.
| Location | Mumbai, India |
| Founded | 9 July 1875 |
| Key people | Just. Vikramajit Sen (Chairman) Ashishkumar Chauhan (MD & CEO) |
| Currency | Indian rupee (₹) |
| No. of listings | 5,439 |
Both the stock exchanges, BSE and NSE, are an important part of Indian financial Market. Every day, hundreds of thousands of brokers, traders and investors trade on these stock exchanges. The main motives of both, BSE and NSE, is to facilitate financial trading service to the investors across India.
