STOCK MARKET INDICES

BY : SAKSHI JI & VIBHAS DIWAN

In the Stock Market, companies sell shares to the public. That means that the companies are

actually selling power of the company to the public.

•Stock market indices are the barometer of the stock market.

•BSE SENSEX,NSE-50 etc are some of the market indices.

STOCK MARKET INDICES

Their Usefulness:•Indices help to recognize broad trends in the market.

•The investor can use the indices to allocate the funds rationally among the stocks.

•Technical analysts use these indices to predict the future market.

•Indices function as a status report on the general economy.

STOCK INDEX CALCULATION

STEPS:

Signals of stock price increase•Rise in earnings•Increase in assets as debts are stable or decreasing•Positive publicity for industry

STOCK INDICES IN INDIA

•Bombay Stock Exchange(BSE) – Sensex •National Stock Exchange of India(NSE) – Nifty

•MCX Stock Exchange [MCX - SX]

BOMBAY STOCK EXCHANGE (BSE)

•Bombay Stock Exchange is the oldest stock exchange in Asia.

•BSE is the first stock exchange in the country.

•Over the past 133 years, BSE has facilitated the growth of the Indian corporate sector by providing it with cost and time efficient access to resources.

NATIONAL STOCK EXCHANGE (NSE)

•The National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) situated in Mumbai.

•The NSE is owned by the group of leading financial institutions such as Indian Bank or Life Insurance Corporation of India.

MCX Stock Exchange

•It commenced operations in the Currency Derivatives (CD) segment on October 7.

•The Exchange is recognized by SEBI under Section 4 of Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956.

•At the end of June 2012, MCX-SX had 750 members and saw participation from 707 towns and cities across India.

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