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Share

In financial markets, a share is a unit of account for various investments. It often means the stock of a corporation, but is also used for collective investments such as mutual funds, limited partnerships, and real estate investment trusts.
or A part or portion of a larger amount which is divided among a number of people, or to which a number of people contribute.

Index

Index is a statistical aggregate that measures change.

All Index are not same; they can be differentiated based on countries, the market cap of stocks they cover or even how any stock will become part of Index.

A stock is a general term used to describe the ownership certificates of any company. Holding a particular company's share makes you a shareholder.

Full Form of Sensex is Sensitive Index. Sensex is the stock market index of the BSE- Bombay Stock Exchange/ BSE Sensex.

Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) National Stock Exchange(NSE) are the leading stock exchanges in India. While BSE has the distinction of being the oldest stock exchange in Asia, NSE is the largest in the country.

NIFTY

Nifty stands for National fifty.
Nifty is an index of top 50 companies traded on the National Stock Exchange (NSE)
Coverage: 50 stocks
Established in 1995
Located in New Delhi

SenSex
Sensex stands for Sensitive Index
Sensex is an index of top 30 companies traded on the Bombay Stock Exchange
Coverage: 30 stocks