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Sensex and the Nifty

BSE, is Bombay Stock Exchange and NSE is National Stock Exchange.
BSE is situated at Bombay and NSE is situated at Delhi. These are the major stock exchanges in our country. There are other stock exchanges like the Calcutta Stock Exchange etc

The Sensex is an "index.

An index is basically an indicator. It gives you a general idea about whether most of the stocks have gone up or most of

the stocks have gone down.

The Sensex is an indicator of all the major companies that are listed under BSE. The Nifty is an indicator of all the major companies listed under NSE. If the Sensex goes up, it means that the prices of the stocks of most of the major

companies on the BSE have gone up. If the Sensex goes down, this tells you that the stock price of most of the major stocks on the BSE have gone down.

INDICES
The launch of SENSEX in 1986 was later followed up in January 1989 by introduction of BSE National Index (Base: 1983-84 = 100). It comprised 100 stocks listed at five major stock exchanges in India Mumbai, Calcutta, Delhi, Ahmedabad and Madras. The BSE National Index was renamed BSE-100 Index from October 14, 1996 and since then, it is being calculated taking into consideration only the prices of stocks listed at BSE. BSE launched the dollar-linked version of BSE-100 index on May 22, 2006.

BSE launched two new index series on 27 May 1994: The 'BSE-200' and the 'DOLLEX-200'.
BSE-500 Index and 5 sectoral indices were launched in 1999.

INDICES
BSE shifted all its indices to the free-float methodology (except BSE index). BSE disseminates information on the Price-Earnings Ratio, the Price to

Book Value Ratio and the Dividend Yield Percentage on day-to-day basis of all its major indices. The values of all BSE indices are updated on real time basis during market hours and displayed through the BOLT system, BSE website and news wire agencies. All BSE Indices are reviewed periodically by the BSE Index Committee. This Committee which comprises eminent independent finance professionals frames the broad policy guidelines for the development and maintenance of all BSE indices. The BSE Index Cell carries out the day-to-day maintenance of all indices and conducts research on development of new indices. SENSEX is significantly correlated with the stock indices of other emerging markets

INDICES

BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange)

It is number one exchange in the world in terms of the number of

company's listed.

As of December 2010, BSE has over 5,034 listed companies and over 7700 scrips.

Bombay Stock Exchange is amongst the top ten exchanges, when it's about market capitalization.
It has distinction of being first exchange in India, and the second in the world to obtain an ISO 9001:2000 certification. The BSE Index, SENSEX, is the most popular stock market benchmark attracting investors from across the globe.

NSE Nifty 2011 - BSE Sensex 2011

This is one of the top FAQ among Stock Market investors

and Traders in India.

No Stock Market Analyst can say the answer to this

question accurately. In popular Business News TV Channels and Stock Market Websites says targets for NSE's Nifty and BSE's Sensex for 2011 and 2012 years.
Even ordinary investor or trader can guess the Share

Market moments, Using fundamental values or domestic growth rate of India .

BSE SENSEX index historical value in points

Name of Year
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 3,262 3,377 5,838 6,602 9,397 13,786 20,286

Sensex Value

2008
2009 2010 2011

9,647
17,464 20,509 18,446

SENSEX Indices
Established in 1875, Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) is the the

oldest stock exchange in Asia. It is number one exchange in the world in terms of the number of company's listed. As of December 2010, BSE has over 5,034 listed companies and over 7700 scrips. Bombay Stock Exchange is amongst the top ten exchanges, when it's about market capitalization. It has distinction of being first exchange in India, and the second in the world to obtain an ISO 9001:2000 certification. The BSE Index, SENSEX, is the most popular stock market benchmark attracting investors from across the globe.

BSE INDICES
"Sensex" - Calculated on a "Market Capitalization-Weighted" methodology of 30 component stocks representing large, well-established and financially sound companies across popular sectors. The base year of SENSEX was taken as 1978-79. SENSEX today is widely reported in both domestic and international markets through print as well as electronic media. It is scientifically designed and calculation is based on globally accepted construction and review methodology. Since September 1, 2003, SENSEX is being calculated on a Free-float market capitalization Methodology.

The base period of SENSEX is 1978-79 and the base value is 100 index points.
This is often indicated by the notation 1978-79=100. The calculation of SENSEX involves dividing the free-float market capitalization of 30 companies in the Index by a number called the Index Divisor..