10 Facts About BSE SENSEX

BSE SENSEX is a free-float market-weighted stock market index of 30 well-established and financially sound companies listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange.

On 25 July 2001 BSE launched DOLLEX-30, a dollar-linked version of the SENSEX.

BSE SENSEX has some reviews and modifies its composition to be sure it reflects current market conditions.

On 22 May 2006, the BSE SENSEX plunged by 1, 100 points during intra-day trading, leading to the suspension of trading for the first time since 17 May 2004.

The volatility of the BSE SENSEX had caused investors to lose ?6 lakh crore within seven trading sessions.

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When trading resumed after the reassurances of the Reserve Bank of India and the Securities and Exchange Board of India, the BSE SENSEX managed to move up 700 points, but still finished the session 457 points in the red.

BSE SENSEX eventually recovered from the volatility, and on 16 October 2006, the BSE SENSEX closed at an all-time high of 12, 928.

On 27 July 2007 the BSE SENSEX witnessed a huge decline because of selling by Foreign Institutional Investors and global cues to come back to 15, 160 points by noon.

The index would gain 3, 000 points over the next 12 months, as the BSE SENSEX crossed the 19, 000 mark on 13 September 2010, closing at 19, 208.

On 21 January 2008, the BSE SENSEX saw its highest ever loss of 1, 408 points at the end of the session.