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Sensex, n. Stock Market. Brit. |ˈsɛnsɛks|, U.S. |ˈsɛnˌsɛks| [‹ sens- (in sensitive adj.) + -ex (in index n.).] On the Bombay Stock Exchange: a capitalization-weighted index of 30 stocks, launched in 1986 with a base year of 1978–9.
1991Agence France Presse (Nexis) 25 July In a day of frenzied trading, stock prices shot through the roof on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), whose sensitivity index, or sensex, was within striking distance of the all-time record 1,559.43 it hit on October 9, 1990. 1996India Today 30 June 128/2 Earlier, the market opened on a shaky note on May 27 as the feeling gained ground that the BJP would not win the vote of confidence, and the sensex fell by 56 points to close at 3, 653. 2001Indiaweekly 16–22 Mar. 17/4 By Friday, the euphoria was over and Bombay sensex crashed by nearly 200 points. |