BSE Sensex – Meaning and Constituents

Meaning of BSE Sensex:

Introduced in 1986, BSE Sensex is one of the prominent stock market indexes in India. Sensex is the sensitivity index of Bombay stock exchange. It composed of 30 companies that belong to 11 various industries. These are the well established, reputed and highly traded companies in India.

Constituents of BSE Sensex:

The below table lists all the companies which constitute Sensex:

BSE Sensex constituents

 

BSE Sensex’s Constituents 

AXIS BANK LTD. HINDALCO INDUSTRIES LTD. NTPC LTD.
BAJAJ AUTO LTD. HINDUSTAN UNILEVER LTD. OIL AND NATURAL GAS CORPORATION LTD.
BHARAT HEAVY ELECTRICALS LTD. HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FINANCE CORP.LTD. RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LTD.
BHARTI AIRTEL LTD. ICICI BANK LTD. STATE BANK OF INDIA
CIPLA LTD. INFOSYS LTD. SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LTD.
COAL INDIA LTD. ITC LTD. TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTD.
DR.REDDY’S LABORATORIES LTD. LARSEN & TOUBRO LTD. TATA MOTORS LTD.
GAIL (INDIA) LTD. LUPIN LTD. TATA STEEL LTD.
HDFC BANK LTD. MAHINDRA & MAHINDRA LTD. Vedanta LTD.
HERO MOTOCORP LTD. MARUTI SUZUKI INDIA LTD. WIPRO LTD.

Note: Companies are listed in alphabetical order and not on the basis of their market capitalization.

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