The document provides information about the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and National Stock Exchange (NSE) of India. BSE is the oldest stock exchange in Asia, established in 1875. NSE was established in 1992 as a nationwide trading facility to ensure equal access to investors. It has become the largest stock exchange in India in terms of market capitalization. The document also describes key stock market indices of India - the BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty 50, which track the performance of major companies listed on the two exchanges.

1. BOMBAY STOCK EXCHANGE

2. BOMBAY STOCK EXCHANGE IS THE OLDEST STOCK EXCHANGE IN ASIA WITH RICH HERITAGE IT SPANS OVER THREE CENTURIES WITH 133 YEARS OF EXISTENCE BSE WAS EXTABLISHED AS “THE NATIVE SHARE AND STOCK BROKERS ASSOCIATION” IN 1875

3. FEATURES

4. SALIENT FEATURES PERMANENT RECOGNITION EARLIER OPEN OUTCRY SYETEM NOW BOLTS T+1 = TRANSACTION + 1 DAY EARLIER AOP NOW LTD COMPANY (CORPORAISATION AND DEMUTUALISATION)

5. STRATEGIC PARTNERS

6. SALIENT FEATURES NATIONWIDE REACH IN MORE THAN 359 CITIES FIRST EXCHANGE IN INDIA TO OBTAIN ISO 9001:2000 CETIFICATION FIRST EXCHANGE IN COUNTRY TO OBTAIN INFORMATION SECURITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM STANDARD BS 7799-2-2002 CERTIFICATION WEBSITE IN GUJRATI AND HINDI

7. BSE INDEX

8. FEATURES OF SENSEX SENSEX IS A VALUE WEIGHTED INDEX COMPOSED OF 30 STOCKS REPRESENTING VARIOUS SECTORS THESE COMPANIES ACCOUNTS FOR ONE FIFTH OF MARKET CAPITALIZATION BASE VALUE OF SENSEX IS 100 (APRIL 1,1979) BASE YEAR (1978-79)

9. FEATURES OF SENSEX FREE FLOAT CAPITALIZATION METHOD ICONIC STATURE-TRACKED WORLDWIDE INDEX COOPERATION AGREEMENT WITH DEUTSCHE BORSE HAS MADE SENSEX AVAILABLE TO INVESTORS IN EUROPE AND AMERICA ALSO AVAILABLE IN HONG KONG

10. 30 COMPANIES OF SENSEX ACC HDFC BANK ITC ONGC SUN PHARMA AIRTEL HERO HONDA JAIPRAKASH AS RELIANCE TATA MOTORS BHEL HINDALCO L&T REL COMMU TATA POWER DLF HUL MAH N MAH REL INFRA TATA STEEL GRASIM ICICI BANK MARUTI SUZ SBI TCS HDFC INFOSYS NTPC STRELITE WIPRO

11. SIGNIFICANCE Barometer of Business climate. Facilitates capital formation. Domestic Market/ Institutions. FIIs. FDIs. Likely to lead to boom in other asset classes as the profits get ploughed.

15. FEATURES NSE has a market capitalization of around Rs 47,01,923 crore (7 August 2009) and is expected to become the biggest stock exchange in India in terms of market capitalization by 2009 end. NSE is mutually-owned by a set of leading financial institutions, banks, insurance companies and other financial intermediaries in India but its ownership and management operate as separate entities [3]

16. FEATURES As of 2008, the NSE VSAT terminals, 2799 in total, cover more than 1500 cities across India There are at least 2 foreign investors NYSE Euronext and Goldman Sachs who have taken a stake in the NSE It is the second fastest growing stock exchange in the world with a recorded growth of 16.6% 1587 is number of listings.

17. OBJECTIVES Establishing nationwide trading facility Ensuring equal access to investors Providing fair, efficient & transparent securities market using electronic trading system Enabling shorter settlement cycles and book entry settlements Meeting International benchmarks and standards

18. Screen Based Trading System (SBTS)

19. MARKET PHASES Opening Open Phase Market Close Surcon

20. Markets Equity Futures and Options Wholesale Debt Market Currency futures ETF’S Interest rate futures

21. What is the NSE CNX S&P Nifty 50?

22. FEATURES NIFTY 50 IS A VALUE WEIGHTED INDEX COMPOSED OF 50 STOCKS REPRESENTING VARIOUS SECTORS THESE COMPANIES ACCOUNTS FOR 77% of all the trading volume on the NSE and 60% of the total market capitalization. The index started with a base value of 1000 on November 3, 1995 and is calculated using the free float method which takes in account of market capitalization.

23. COMPONENTS OF THE NIFTY 50 ABB Dr. Reddy's Hero Honda Larsen & Toubro Power Grid Satyam TCS ACC GAIL India Hindalco MTNL PNB Siemens Tata Motors Ambuja Cements GlaxoSmithKline Pharma HUL Mahindra & Mahindra Ranbaxy Labs State Bank of India Tata Power BPCL Grasim IPCL MARUTI Reliance Comm SAIL Tata Steel Bharti Airtel HCL Techno ICICI Bank National Aluminium Co. Reliance ENERGY Sterlite VSNL BHEL HDFC Infosys NTPC Reliance Ind. Sun Pharma Wipro Cipla HDFC BANK ITC ONGC RPL Suzlon Energy Zee

24. OTHER INDICES CNX Nifty Junior S&P CNX 500