BSE's benchmark index of 30 large-cap Indian stocks.
India's oldest stock index, base year 1978-79. Free-float weighted. Highly correlated with Nifty 50 due to overlapping constituents. Sensex movements are the headline metric in Indian financial media.
BSE's benchmark index of 30 large-cap Indian stocks. India's oldest stock index, base year 1978-79. Free-float weighted. Highly correlated with Nifty 50 due to overlapping constituents. Sensex movements are the headline metric in Indian financial media.
In markets, Sensex is one of the building blocks investors use to compare opportunities and assess risk. Understanding it helps you read research notes, earnings reports, and market commentary without getting lost in jargon.
India's oldest stock index, base year 1978-79. Free-float weighted.
Sensex climbed 736 pts to 76,264 and Nifty advanced 231 pts to 23,854 in Monday's broad India market rally
Jun 15, 2026
The BSE Sensex jumped 1,112 points to 76,648 and the Nifty 50 surged 335 points to 23,956 in early trade Monday
Jun 15, 2026
India's Sensex surged 1,695 points and Nifty gained 461 (nearly 2%) driven by banking sector strength and falling oil on Iran peace optimism. The rally is broad-based with midcap participation.
Jun 13, 2026
India's BSE Sensex surged 1004 points to 74,836 as Trump's Iran war comments drove global risk-on sentiment
Jun 13, 2026
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