Importance and Calculations - Stock Market Index
What do understand by Stock Exchange? A stock market is a company that runs a market where equities are offered for sale and bought. If a company’s shares are bought and sold at a stock exchange, then such a company is called a "listed" Company. One Country can have more than one stock exchange. The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and India's National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) are the two well-known stock exchanges in India. Sensex and Nifty A brief overview of the significance and calculation of the stock market indices. The Sensex, also known as S&P BSE Sensex, S&P Bombay Stock Exchange Sensitive Index, or BSE 30, is a free-float market-weighted stock market index made up of 30 well-enough and fiscally responsible companies listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange. The Nifty is another well-known market index in India. The Sensex is regarded as the beating heart of India's local stock markets; it was first published on January 1, 1986. The Sensex is one of the ol...