Sensex

September 2012 BSE Indices: TheView
SENSEX – The Barometer of Indian Capital Markets:
SENSEX, India's first and most popular bellwether index, closed at 18,762.74 points on 28 September, 2012. This represents an th increase of 7.65% in the index value in the month of September, 2012. The SENSEX hit a high of 18,869.94 on 28 September, 2012 th and a low of 17,250.80 on 5 September, 2012. The average intra-day volatility during the month was 0.89%.
19500
IMF cuts India growth rate forecast to 6.1%

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SENSEX USD/INR RBI Ref Rate

61.04

19000

18500

59.04

18000 57.04

17500 55.04 17000

53.04 16500
Govt announces 51% FDI in multibrand retail RBI cuts CRR by 0.25%, releases Rs 17,000 cr liquidity

16000

51.04

SENSEX’s close value movement in Sep, 2012 (Sources for Events: Reuters, Bloomberg and Economic Times)

SENSEX – Sector Weights (as on 28th Sep 2012):

SENSEX vs. SENSEX PE (Oct 2011 to Sep 2012):

Healthcare, 4% Power, 3% Metal,6% Capital Goods, 7% Finance, 26% Telecom, 2% SENSEX 18,634 SENSEX PE

21 20 19

17,634

16,634 18

Oil & Gas, 14% FMCG, 13% Transport Equipment, 10 % IT, 14%

15,634

17 16 15

14,634

13,634

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September 2012 BSE Indices: TheView
BSE’S Broad Index Performance:
1-Month Returns 7.65% 8.58% 8.64% 8.66% 10.03% 9.74% 3-Month Returns 7.65% 8.00% 7.93% 7.84% 7.37% 7.25% 1 Year Returns 14.03% 14.13% 13.77% 12.85% 7.79% 1.99% Trailing PE 17.48 18.01 Average Intraday Volatility 0.89% 1.94% Average Daily Return 0.37% -0.05%

SENSEX Statistics YOY Comparison:

Index SENSEX BSE 100 BSE 200 BSE 500 BSE Mid-Cap BSE SmallCap

28-Sep-12 18,762.74 5,701.39 2,307.58 7,206.51 6,607.29 7,017.89

SENSEX

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Top SENSEX Gainers/Losers:
Monthly Returns Top Gainers JINDAL STE STATE BANK LARSEN & TOU MARUTISUZUK ICICI BANK 21.35% 21.30% 19.04% 18.56% 16.27% Top Losers TCS LTD. DR.REDDY'S NTPC LTD -3.96% -2.24% -0.15% 4.77% 1.32% 1.74% 1.13% 3.77% 5.54% 1.22% 7.66%... [continues]

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