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Sensex

The Sensex is BSE’s thirty-stock free-float benchmark index for large Indian equities.

Sensex levels are quoted throughout the day as a snapshot of large-cap sentiment.

Index composition is reviewed periodically under BSE index methodology.

Many legacy investor references still use Sensex even when portfolios track Nifty.

Sensex and Nifty usually move together but can diverge due to different constituents.

Part of the Market Pulse Term of the Day series — factual market vocabulary, not investment advice.