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Chart of S&P BSE SENSEX monthly data from January 1991 to May 2013. The following is a timeline on the rise of the SENSEX through Indian stock market history. 1000, 25 July 1990 – On 25 July 1990, the SENSEX touched the four-digit figure for the first time and closed at 1,001 in the wake of a good monsoon and excellent corporate results.
As the market grew, a representative index was needed. On November 1, 1991, the KSE-100 was introduced and remains to this date the most generally accepted measure of the Exchange. The KSE-100 is a capitalisation-weighted index and consists of 100 companies representing about 90 percent of market capitalisation of the Exchange.
This was the first of its kind index of the UK equity stock market launched in India. FTSE 100 includes the 100 of largest UK-listed blue-chip companies and has given returns of 17.8 percent on investment over three years. The index constitutes 85.6 per cent of UK's equity market cap. [28]
Stock market today: Despite Oracle's drag, Wall Street drifts as it waits for inflation data. Wall Street is quiet on Tuesday, and U.S. stock indexes are drifting in the runup to the highlight of the week for the market, the latest update on inflation that’s coming on W…
As per Rediff, "The Sensex opened with a negative gap of 207 points at 15,344 amid weak trends in the global market and slipped deeper into the red. Unabated selling across-the-board saw the index tumble to a low of 14,911. The Sensex finally ended with a nifty loss of 615 points at 14,936. The NSE Nifty ended at 4,346, down 183 points.
Technology stocks helped pull stocks lower on Wall Street Wednesday, handing the market its first loss in more than a week. The loss snapped a seven-day winning streak for the benchmark index.
The currency has skyrocketed in recent weeks amid expectations that Trump will loosen regulations and pursue policies to boost the market, such as establishing a national bitcoin reserve.
Here's what else happened today: Super Micro Computer shares surge as it secures plan to avoid a Nasdaq de-listing. The S&P is heading toward 6,700 next year , BMO Capital Markets says.