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What is BSE Sensex and How does it work?

Sensex zooms 680 points to hit a record high!  Sensex falls to lifetime lows!  We usually come across these headlines and as beginners in stock markets, often wonder ’What is the BSE Sensex?’, ‘How does Sensex work? and ‘Why is Sensex regarded as the pulse of the Domestic Stock Market? S...