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    SENSEX is also known as BSE Sensex. It stands for Stock Exchange Sensitive Index and is the stock market index for the Bombay Stock Exchange which calculates the movement on BSE. A stock market analyst Deepak Mohoni termed the word Sensex which was a blend of words ‘Sensitive’ and ‘Index’. It is a free-float market-weighted stock market index of 30 well-established and financially sound companies listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange. The 30 constituent companies which are some of the largest and most actively traded stocks, are representative of various industrial sectors of the Indian economy. It was launched January 1. The base value of the SENSEX was taken as 100 on 1 April 1979 and its base year as 1978-1979. The index is calculated based on a free float capitalisation method, a variation of the market capitalisation method. Instead of using a company's outstanding shares it uses its float, or shares that are readily available for trading. Free Floating capital implies total capitalization less Directors shareholding. As per free float capitalisation methodology, the level of index at any point of time reflects the free float market value of 30 constituent stocks relative to a base period. The market capitalisation of a company is determined by multiplying the price of its stock by the number of shares issued by corporate actions, replacement of scrips. More

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    • Markets extend gains for second week; Rupee weakens

      The Indian rupee broke its two-week gaining streak, weakening by 19 paise to close at 92.92.

    • Markets snaps 6-week losing steak, logs best weekly gain since Feb 2021

      The Indian rupee extended its winning streak against the US dollar for the second consecutive week, appreciating by 37 paise to close at 92.73 on April 10, compared to 93.10 on April 2.

    • Market declines for sixth straight week; Rupee rebounds from record low

      During the week, the BSE Sensex fell 263.67 points, or 0.35%, to end at 73,319.55, while the Nifty 50 was down 106.5 points, down 0.46%, to finish at 22,713.10.

    • Markets fall for fifth straight week, longest losing streak since August 2025; Rupee at record low

      The Indian rupee hit a fresh all-time low of 94.84 against the US dollar during Friday’s session and settled near record levels at 94.81 on March 27.

    • Market ends quiet amid volatility; rupee weakens to record low

      Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) continued their selling on fifth consecutive week as they sold equities worth -29,897.67 crore.

    • Markets suffer largest weekly fall in almost four years; rupee hits new low

      Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) extended their selling for the fourth consecutive week, offloading equities worth Rs 35,052.03 crore.

    • Sensex, Nifty see steepest weekly fall in over a year; rupee at record low

      The Indian rupee fell to a fresh record low of 92.30 per US dollar during the week.

    • Markets post mild gains amid volatility; IT drags for third straight week

      Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) extended their selling for the second consecutive week, offloading equities worth ₹637.68 crore in this week.

    • Market slips 1%; IT stocks worst hits amid renewed AI fears

      FIIs sold equities worth Rs 4,019.09 crore during the week. In contrast, Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) extended support to the market, with net purchases of Rs 6,883.81 crore.

    • Markets extend gains in Budget week; rupee rebounds

      The Indian rupee snapped a three-week losing streak to end 133 paise higher at 90.66 on February 6.

    • Markets rise 1% despite volatility ahead of Budget; rupee hits new low

      Among sectors, the Nifty Defence index outperformed with a nearly 9 percent gain, followed by Nifty Energy, which rose 6 percent.

    • Sensex, Nifty slide 2.5% in volatile week; rupee at new low

      All the sectoral indices gave negative return with Nifty Realty shed more than 11 percent, Nifty Consumer Durables index slipped 6.5 percent, Nifty Media plunged 4 percent, Nifty Oil & Gas, Energy, Infra, Defence, Healthcare fell 3 percent each.

    • Benchmarks flat in volatile week; rupee weakens against dollar

      Sectorally, Nifty Consumer Durables, Realty, Pharma, Healthcare shed 2 percent each, Nifty Auto index slipped 1.75 percent and Nifty Media index down 1 percent during the week.

    • Markets end two-week rally, post biggest weekly loss in three months

      The Indian rupee ended almost flat at 90.16 per dollar on January 9 against January 2 closing 90.19.

    • Market extends losses amid volatility; rupee recovers from record low

      Domestic Institutional Investors (DII) continued their buying in this week also as they bought equities worth Rs 12,061.92 crore.

    • Market slips 0.5% in volatile week; rupee at fresh low

      During the week, Reliance Industries added the most in terms of market value, followed by Maruti Suzuki India, Tata Steel, Titan Company.

    • Market climbs to fresh high amid volatility; rupee at record low

      The Foreign Institutional Investors' (FIIs) extended their selling at they sold equities worth Rs 10403.62 crore, while Domestic Institutional Investors (DII) continued their buying as they bought equities worth Rs 19785.5 crore.

    • Markets hit record high, gain third week in a row; rupee at new low

      The Foreign Institutional Investors' (FIIs) sold equities worth Rs 3659 crore, while Domestic Institutional Investors (DII) continued their buying as they purchased equities worth Rs 22,762.62 crore.

    • Market extends gain in second week; rupee at record low

      The Foreign Institutional Investors' (FIIs) reduced its selling in this week as they sold equities worth Rs 188 crore, while Domestic Institutional Investors (DII) continued their buying as they bought equities worth Rs 12,969.03 crore.

    • Market extends losing streak in second week; PSU Banks outshine

      The Indian rupee ended 11 paise higher at 88.66 per dollar on November 7 against the October 31 closing of 88.77.

    • Market extends gains in fourth week, first time in 2025; FIIs turn buyers

      The Foreign Institutional Investors' (FIIs) turned net buyers for week as they bought equities worth Rs 342.74 crore.

    • Market posts biggest weekly gain in 4 months; rupee recovers

      The Indian rupee ended 72 paise higher at 87.97 per dollar on October 17 against the October 10 closing of 88.69.

    • Market extends gain in second week on FII support; Capital Market, IT stocks shine

      Among sectors, Nifty Capital Market and IT indices remained top performers with 5 percent gain, followed by Nifty Healthcare index (up 3 percent), Nifty Realty index (up 2.3 percent), Nifty Private Bank, Nifty Consumer Durables, Nifty Pharma up 2 percent each. However, Nifty Media index shed nearly 3 percent.

    • Market bounce back amid volatility; all sectors in the green

      For the week, BSE Sensex and Nifty50 added 1 percent each.

    • Market snaps three-week gain; rupee hits record low, IT a major drag

      During the week, the Indian rupee touched a fresh record low of 88.80.

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