Basics
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S&P CNX Nifty
The NSE S&P CNX Nifty 50 index is a well diversified 50 stock index accounting for 24 sectors of the economy. It is used for a variety of purposes such as benchmarking fund portfolios, index based derivatives and index funds.
Technical Analysis of Indian stock market NSE S&P CNX Nifty 50 Index
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BSE IT
Keeping track of the changing trends in Indian Economy, BSE launched new sectoral index named IT Index. Stocks capturing 90% market capitalization from the IT sector are listed on the IT Index. Indices are calculated and displayed on the BOLT system on the real time basis. Like all the similar indices 1998-99 is chosen as [...]
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What is the beta of SENSEX scrips?
Beta measures the sensitivity of a scrip movement relative to movement in the benchmark index i.e. SENSEX. A Beta of one means that for every change of 1% in index, the scrip moves by 1%. Statistically Beta is defined as: Covariance (SENSEX, Stock )/ Variance(SENSEX)
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What are the objectives of SENSEX?
The SENSEX is the benchmark index of the Indian Capital Markets with wide acceptance among individual investors, institutional investors, foreign investors and fund managers. The objectives of the index are:
■ To measure market movements Given its long history and its wide acceptance, no other index matches the SENSEX in reflecting market movements and sentiments. [...] -
What are the criteria for selection and review of scrips for the SENSEX?
A. Quantitative Criteria:
1. Market Capitalization: The scrip should figure in the top 100 companies listed by market capitalization. Also market capitalization of each scrip should be more than 0.5 % of the total market capitalization of the Index i.e. the minimum weight should be 0.5 %. Since the SENSEX is a market capitalization weighted [...] -
How is the closing Index calculated?
The closing SENSEX is computed taking the weighted average of all the trades on SENSEX constituents in the last 15 minutes of trading session. If a SENSEX constituent has not traded in the last 15 minutes, the last traded price is taken for computation of the Index closure. If a SENSEX constituent has not traded [...]
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How is the routine maintenance of SENSEX carried out?
One of the important aspects of maintaining continuity with the past is to update the base year average. The base year value adjustment ensures that additional issue of capital and other corporate announcements like bonus etc. do not destroy the value of the index. The beauty of maintenance lies in the fact that adjustments for [...]
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How are adjustments for Bonus, Rights and newly issued Capital carried out in SENSEX?
The arithmetic calculation involved in calculating SENSEX is simple, but problem arises when one of the component stocks pays a bonus or issues rights shares. If no adjustments were made, a discontinuity would arise between the current value of the index and its previous value. The Index Cell of the Exchange periodically adjusts the base [...]
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With what frequency is SENSEX calculation done?
During market hours, prices of the index scrips, at which trades are executed, are automatically used by the trading computer to calculate the SENSEX every 15 seconds and continuously updated on all trading workstations connected to the BSE trading computer in real time.
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How is SENSEX calculated?
Sensex is calculated using the “Free-float Market Capitalization” methodology. As per this methodology, the level of index at any point of time reflects the Free-float market value of 30 component stocks relative to a base period. The market capitalization of a company is determined by multiplying the price of its stock by the number of [...]
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SENSEX
BSE Sensex or Bombay Stock Exchange Sensitive Index is a value-weighted index composed of 30 stocks started in 01 of jan, 1986. It consists of the 30 largest and most actively traded stocks, representative of various sectors, on the Bombay Stock Exchange. These companies account for around one-fifth of the market capitalization of the BSE.
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LIST OF BSE 200 INDEX
List of BSE 200 index
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BSE 200 INDEX
BSE 200 Index was constructed and launched on 27th May 1994. The number of companies listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange registered a phenomenal increase from 992 in the year 1980 to about 3,200 companies by the end of March 1994. These factors necessitated compilation of a new broad-based index series reflecting the present market [...]
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BSE PSU INDEX
BSE PSU Index consists of major Public Sector Undertakings listed on Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). BSE PSU Index was launched on June 4, 2001 to track the performance of listed equity of PSU companies. A benchmark for the Indian Central Government to monitor its wealth in PSUs.
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OIL & GAS INDEX
Oil and Gas sector is gaining its own weightage in the economy. The stocks from oil and gas sectors have lot to effect on the stock market movement. Oil and Gas index was launched effective August 23, 2004 as part of the new series “90/FF”. The index covers 90% of the sectoral market capitalization and [...]
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BSE 100 INDEX
BSE 100 index is called as BSE National Index as it works as broad-based index reflecting the stock market at national level. Initially Sense was compiled of only 30 most effective stocks of the market. Due to its limited effect, in 1989 BSE started BSE 100 index, compiled of 100 companies from “Specified” and the [...]
