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Nifty 5024,206.91.02%H 24,228.45 · L 24,120.35|Sensex77,569.391.08%H 77,642.23 · L 77,320.56|Bank Nifty58,045.91.39%H 58,251.95 · L 57,576.7|USD / INR₹95.370.01%H ₹95.37 · L ₹95.37|Gold Intl (10g)₹1,25,310.050.65%H ₹1,26,070.47 · L ₹1,25,267.12|Silver Intl (1kg)₹1,81,151.951.8%H ₹1,83,344.29 · L ₹1,81,059.96|Crude WTI₹7,023.053.12%H ₹7,076.45 · L ₹6,979.18|Bitcoin$63,7730.75%H $64,010.72 · L $63,535.28|Ethereum$1,800.950.82%H $1,808.3 · L $1,793.6|Nifty 5024,206.91.02%H 24,228.45 · L 24,120.35|Sensex77,569.391.08%H 77,642.23 · L 77,320.56|Bank Nifty58,045.91.39%H 58,251.95 · L 57,576.7|USD / INR₹95.370.01%H ₹95.37 · L ₹95.37|Gold Intl (10g)₹1,25,310.050.65%H ₹1,26,070.47 · L ₹1,25,267.12|Silver Intl (1kg)₹1,81,151.951.8%H ₹1,83,344.29 · L ₹1,81,059.96|Crude WTI₹7,023.053.12%H ₹7,076.45 · L ₹6,979.18|Bitcoin$63,7730.75%H $64,010.72 · L $63,535.28|Ethereum$1,800.950.82%H $1,808.3 · L $1,793.6|

Sensex

The BSE benchmark index of 30 large Indian companies.

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The S&P BSE Sensex (Sensitive Index) is the benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), tracking 30 of India's largest and most actively traded companies. It is India's oldest stock market index, launched in 1986.

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When headlines say 'the market rose 400 points', they usually mean the Sensex or Nifty moved up.

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