BSE Sensex

Sensex Share Price

73,581.15

  69.30     (0.09%)    8-May-24 12:25:00 PM

Open
73,225

Prev. Close
73,511.85

High
73,647.89

Low
73,073.92

Mkt Cap.
14,641,763.35

Div Yield
23.52

PE
1.21

Performance

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One Week (%)
-1.30

One Month (%)
-1.65

One Year (%)
19.02

YTD (%)
-0.68

Sensex Listed Companies

Company Name	CMP	High	Low	Volume
Asian Paints Ltd	2,853.5	2,906.4	2,821.3	30,272
Nestle India Ltd	2,525.2	2,527	2,485.95	22,057
Hindustan Unilever Ltd	2,336	2,371.2	2,327	77,441
ITC Ltd	444.15	444.5	438.2	342,886
Larsen & Toubro Ltd	3,459.9	3,475.8	3,370	81,831
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd	2,192	2,195	2,161.6	17,088
Reliance Industries Ltd	2,850.65	2,850.65	2,795	185,212
Tata Motors Ltd	1,011	1,012	977.75	211,237
Tata Steel Ltd	166.9	166.9	163.4	809,811
Wipro Ltd	465.3	466.35	461.35	72,080
Titan Company Ltd	3,259.4	3,280	3,238	59,977
State Bank of India	812.7	813.45	799.65	316,020
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd	1,651.5	1,657	1,635.35	155,280
Infosys Ltd	1,437.8	1,441.45	1,429.2	33,673
Bajaj Finance Ltd	6,847.25	6,879.2	6,802.5	12,708
Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd	1,520	1,527.9	1,502.85	6,165
JSW Steel Ltd	865.05	866.7	837.9	31,025
HDFC Bank Ltd	1,490.7	1,496.65	1,483.95	266,409
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd	3,978.8	3,984	3,940.05	13,957
ICICI Bank Ltd	1,121.6	1,132.15	1,116.4	42,490
Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd	300.95	301.2	291.6	475,155
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd	12,475	12,535.95	12,330.55	8,667
IndusInd Bank Ltd	1,444.4	1,453.4	1,431.3	48,975
Axis Bank Ltd	1,128.95	1,135.25	1,118.75	34,129
HCL Technologies Ltd	1,317.4	1,334.45	1,310.3	32,097
NTPC Ltd	356.7	356.9	345.1	205,800
Bharti Airtel Ltd	1,289	1,291.15	1,272.15	10,332
Tech Mahindra Ltd	1,297.1	1,299.05	1,282.3	34,894
UltraTech Cement Ltd	9,580	9,655.5	9,565	3,428
Bajaj Finserv Ltd	1,616.9	1,620	1,601.2	11,773

A brief history on the Sensex

The S&P BSE Sensex (short for Sensitive Index), or just the Sensex, as it is known, is an index of actively traded stocks of 30 financially stable and well-performing organizations representing various industrial sectors. The market capitalization and liquidity of these stocks is what makes them eligible for this list. The list includes industry heavyweights from different sectors like TCS, SBI, HDFC Bank, Reliance Industries, Infosys, ONGC, ITC, Sun Pharmaceuticals, SBI, Tata Motors, and Maruti Suzuki, among others. The index assigns weight to each of these 30 stocks and depending on the movement in these stocks the index goes either up or down. However, over 5,000 stocks are actively traded on the index. The index is calculated using the free-float of the 30 stocks multiplied by their market cap. This number is then divided by the present level of the index to find the value of the Sensex. The index is managed by a committee comprising fund managers, academicians, finance journalists, and market participants, among others. Given its long historic data and wide acceptance, the index is often called the pulse of the Indian stock markets.

History

The index was originally published in 1986 with a base value of 100 and with the base year as 1978-1979. The base value was set at 100 to make calculations easy and so that percentage change could be represented logically. For example, if the market capitalization of the stocks on the index rose by 10%, the index would accordingly rise 10% to 110.

Selection of Sensex constituents

The stocks on the Sensex are chosen based on the following factors

• Industry representation: Only industry heavyweights are chosen to represent their sector.
• Market capitalization: The company's market cap should be among the top on the index. Also, it should be more than 0.5% of the index's total market cap.
• Frequency of trading: The company should be active (live) on the exchange for at least one year. Exemption can be made is specific situations like share suspension, etc.
• Average daily trade: The average number of shares traded per day in the last one year should be among the Top 150.
• Average daily turnover: The average value of the shares traded per day in the last one year should be among the Top 150.

Free-float market capitalization methodology

The constituents of the Sensex are calculated according to the free-float market capitalization method. Free-float means the total number of share available to the public for trade. This excludes promoter holding or any holding apart from the public. Consequently, a company’s free-float market cap would be, number of shares available to public * market price of each share. So, if a company has 20lakh shares available to the public, and each share is valued at Rs150, the free-float market capitalization of the company will be 20,00,000*150 = Rs30cr.

However, it should be kept in mind that the Sensex constituents are market leaders and each of them easily have a market cap ranging in ‘thousand crores’.