Sensex
Proper noun
Meaning
Sensex
A stock market index of 30 well-established and financially sound companies listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange in India.
Examples
After nearing their all-time highs, Sensex and Nifty ended yesterday’s volatile trading session flat.
All the financial stocks on the S&P BSE Sensex or the NSE Nifty 50 were trading in the red.
At 9.37 a.m., Sensex was down 91.54 points at 41,437.37 while the broader Nifty was trading 25.90 points lower at 12,198.
Around 9.55 am, Sensex was trading at 30,536.97, higher by 507.99 or 1.69 per cent from the previous close of 30,028.98 points.
As many as 19 stocks out of 30 Sensex stocks ended in negative territory with SBI () as top Sensex loser, down 4.64 per cent.
At around 1.30 pm, TVS Motor stock was trading at Rs438.60 per piece broadly flat compared to the previous closing on Sensex.