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BBC launches global financial index
MUMBAI: The BBC has launched its own international stock market index, made up of the top companies from 10 business sectors in the USA, Europe and Asia-Pacific, today on 30 September.
The BBC Global 30 is calculated using the share price of the largest listed company by stock market value from the ten most important industrial sectors in each of the three regions, including ‘oil and gas’, ‘basic materials’, ‘industrials’, ‘consumer goods’, ‘health goods’, ‘consumer services’, ‘telecommunications’, ‘utilities’, ‘financials’ and ‘technology’.
To be calculated by global index provider FTSE Group, the BBC Global 30 will be a useful editorial tool for programmes and outlets like BBC World’s World Business Report, Ceefax and the business pages of BBC News Online, says a company release.
According to the BBC’s Business and Economics editor Daniel Dodd, as quoted in the release, “What we wanted was our own BBC branded index to use as an editorial tool to help us track the health of the world economy. The BBC Global 30 allows us to follow the market performance of 30 top companies across all key economic sectors in Europe, the US and Asia. It reinforces just how seriously the BBC takes the business agenda”.
The BBC will continue to use other established market indexes, including the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the FTSE 100. The BBC Global 30 constituents will be revised each year by FTSE International, based on strict guidelines.
The index – updated in real-time – can be found online on www.bbc.co.uk/bbcglobal30 and on Ceefax on BBC 2 page 232. More information about the index, including ground rules and constituent information, can be found at www.ftse.com, adds the release.
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Business Today MindRush returns to Mumbai, spotlight on India’s edge in a fractured world
Policymakers and corporate heavyweights gather to map supply chains, energy security and markets
MUMBAI: As fault lines widen across global trade and geopolitics, Business Today is doubling down on India’s moment. The 14th edition of Business Today MindRush & Best CEOs Awards lands in Mumbai on March 28, pitching India’s strategic edge at the centre of a fragmenting world.
The day-long summit, presented by PwC, will bring together a tight mix of policymakers, industry leaders and market voices to decode shifting supply chains, maritime strategy, defence priorities, energy security and capital markets—sectors now deeply entangled with geopolitics.
M Nagaraju, secretary, department of financial services, ministry of finance, will headline the event, setting the tone for discussions that aim to track how India is repositioning itself amid disrupted trade routes and volatile energy dynamics.
The speaker slate reads like a cross-section of India Inc’s command centre. Krishna Swaminathan will zero in on sea lanes and supply chains, while Prashant Ruia is set to push the case for self-reliance in oil and gas. Ashish Chauhan will weigh in on capital markets at a pivotal juncture, as a panel featuring Vibha Padalkar, Sanjiv Mehta, Amish Mehta and Sanjeev Krishan debates navigating economic uncertainty.
Leadership under pressure will be another running theme. Madhavkrishna Singhania, Sharvil Patel, Karan Bhagat and Anurag Choudhary will unpack how businesses are steering through disruption. Arun Alagappan will turn the spotlight on fertilisers, Arundhati Bhattacharya will reflect on leadership transitions, while Anish Shah and S Vellayan will outline blueprints for building future-ready conglomerates.
The event will close with Aroon Purie setting the broader editorial lens, before the Best CEOs Awards recognise standout corporate leadership across sectors.
At a time when the global order looks increasingly splintered, MindRush 2026 is positioning itself as more than a conference—it is a signal that India intends not just to navigate the churn, but to shape it.
