BSE Sensex

Sensex Share Price

79,441.45

  -34.74     (-0.04%)    2-Jul-24 3:59:00 PM

Open
79,840.37

Prev. Close
79,476.19

High
79,855.87

Low
79,231.11

Mkt Cap.
15,752,258.43

Div Yield
24.18

PE
1.15

Performance

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One Week (%)
1.78

One Month (%)
3.89

One Year (%)
21.83

YTD (%)
7.33

Sensex Listed Companies

Company Name	CMP	High	Low	Volume
Asian Paints Ltd	2,926.25	2,936.85	2,911.55	12,707
Nestle India Ltd	2,545.25	2,594.55	2,534.35	17,264
Hindustan Unilever Ltd	2,485.15	2,515.25	2,480.25	18,477
ITC Ltd	425.35	430.65	422.4	751,932
Larsen & Toubro Ltd	3,624.25	3,634	3,536.4	201,459
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd	2,866.95	2,899.6	2,850.45	16,871
Reliance Industries Ltd	3,132.3	3,150	3,113.35	157,108
Tata Motors Ltd	980.95	1,005.05	979.45	757,122
Tata Steel Ltd	174.5	175.7	173.55	2,145,796
Titan Company Ltd	3,399.8	3,450	3,385.85	36,697
State Bank of India	826.35	846.45	822.85	1,099,939
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd	1,769.6	1,820.5	1,736.65	406,469
Infosys Ltd	1,621	1,633.8	1,589	221,285
Bajaj Finance Ltd	7,162.55	7,284.95	7,122.1	39,799
Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd	1,524.1	1,534.45	1,509	33,204
JSW Steel Ltd	938	953	937	43,020
HDFC Bank Ltd	1,730.55	1,734.9	1,703	369,445
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd	4,016	4,022	3,984	50,665
ICICI Bank Ltd	1,190.4	1,218	1,185.55	209,841
Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd	330.75	334.5	328.35	199,166
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd	12,039.3	12,149	12,000	12,001
IndusInd Bank Ltd	1,429.6	1,462.65	1,421.2	190,240
Axis Bank Ltd	1,253.75	1,265	1,238.9	82,613
HCL Technologies Ltd	1,480.7	1,492.85	1,472.65	51,525
NTPC Ltd	370.3	372.45	365.2	571,016
Bharti Airtel Ltd	1,418.55	1,473.5	1,415.5	502,005
Tech Mahindra Ltd	1,471.9	1,498	1,469.5	135,661
Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd	1,474.1	1,489.2	1,455	275,971
UltraTech Cement Ltd	11,846.9	12,078.15	11,814.8	10,058
Bajaj Finserv Ltd	1,579.9	1,584.95	1,561	429,470

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’.