06 August 2012
SENSEX IS A GROUP OF 30 SHARES LISTED ON BSE AND NSE. IT IS ONE OF THE BENCHMARK INDEX OF INDIAN STOCK EXCHANGE. THE BASE YEAR OF THE INDEX IS 1978-79 base value is 100 index points. THE 30 COMPANIES IN THE SENSEX ARE SELECTED FROM ALL THE SECTORS OF OUR ECONOMY AND SO IT REPRESENT THE OVERALL ECONOMIC SCENERIO. FOR MORE DETAILS SEE THE LINK BELOW http://www.bseindia.com/about/abindices/bse30.asp