The BSE SENSEX is a value-weighted index composed of 30 stocks and was started on January 1, 1986. The Sensex is regarded as the pulse of the domestic stock markets in India. It consists of the 30 largest and most actively traded stocks, representative of various sectors, on the Bombay Stock Exchange. These companies account for around fifty per cent of the market capitalization of the BSE. The base value of the Sensex is 100 on April 1, 1979, and the base year of BSE-SENSEX is 1978-79. As of 5 April 2011, market capitalisation of Sensex was just under $600 billion.
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