subject: Indian Stock Market And Sensex Index [print this page] Getting updated with the market news is a must if you are an investor in the stock market. As India is fast recuperating from the economic downturn, the lucrative growth prospects have invited foreign investors in great numbers. And since the 1980s after the liberalization of the Indian economy, FDIs (foreign direct investments) have aided in the development in assorted segments. The Indian stock market is more often identified with sensex India, the pulse of the Indian market, as the BSE has played an instrumental role in the creation of the current Indian capital market. Active for over 134 years now, the BSE has in its list 6000 small and big companies that sell shares to the general public.
The sensex index of the BSE comprises of 30 most active stocks of assorted sectors. The up-to-the-minute market conditions are reflected in the sensex. With calculations of the sensex index being done on the free float capitalization method, you get readily available shares for trading. The traded stocks exclude those held by the government, promoters, and strategic investors; such stocks are termed as restricted stocks. It was in the year 1990 that the sensex index figures touched the four digit mark for the first time and the number increased dramatically to the 21,000 mark in January 2008. And then, the whole world witnessed an economic crisis that will continue to create panic investors for years to follow. This affected the BSE sensex as well with the figures dipping to as low as the below 8,000 mark. But things have improved with the figures at present swinging in the 17000 mark.
Stock market investment involves the risk factor; it is consideration of all the factors, taking into account current market trends that you can reap profits. Hasty investment decisions without considering market situations will only bring you losses. You cannot expect the BSE sensex to exhibit an all-time rise of figures with all its listed companies exhibiting an upward trend. As aforementioned, risk is always there and all the BSE companies are affected by the changing market conditions. Invest on stocks wisely and reap benefits always!
