BSE Sensex

Sensex Share Price

81,151.27

  -73.48     (-0.09%)    21-Oct-24 3:59:00 PM

Open
81,770.02

Prev. Close
81,224.75

High
81,770.02

Low
80,811.23

Mkt Cap.
16,094,596.7

Div Yield
23.83

PE
1.13

Performance

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One Week (%)
-1.00

One Month (%)
-4.45

One Year (%)
25.68

YTD (%)
9.64

Sensex Listed Companies

Company Name	CMP	High	Low	Volume
Asian Paints Ltd	3,048.75	3,055.95	2,999.5	39,304
Nestle India Ltd	2,354.85	2,373.3	2,333.3	33,058
Hindustan Unilever Ltd	2,693.6	2,735.85	2,682	54,052
ITC Ltd	483.65	487.5	477.5	384,452
Larsen & Toubro Ltd	3,586.3	3,620	3,570.5	102,606
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd	2,997.05	3,001.8	2,895	71,245
Reliance Industries Ltd	2,738.25	2,748	2,716.05	197,010
Tata Motors Ltd	903.15	917.65	898.3	354,268
Tata Steel Ltd	155	157.85	154.6	940,710
Titan Company Ltd	3,362.8	3,439.95	3,336.2	17,156
State Bank of India	814.15	826.35	809.1	584,223
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd	1,789.55	1,854.95	1,735	614,470
Infosys Ltd	1,852.5	1,899.4	1,838.1	156,295
Bajaj Finance Ltd	6,784.5	6,953.3	6,720	47,953
Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd	1,896.45	1,919.8	1,890.65	10,597
JSW Steel Ltd	981.35	1,003.4	980	38,774
HDFC Bank Ltd	1,728.8	1,748.2	1,710.5	1,400,462
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd	4,078.3	4,138.15	4,062.85	49,298
ICICI Bank Ltd	1,259.35	1,272.55	1,250.75	815,302
Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd	331	334	329.7	95,667
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd	12,181.6	12,255	11,957	13,011
IndusInd Bank Ltd	1,308	1,359.95	1,299.7	497,325
Axis Bank Ltd	1,190.55	1,215.1	1,186.3	429,664
HCL Technologies Ltd	1,842.5	1,886.6	1,840	35,643
NTPC Ltd	425.1	428.75	419.2	174,946
Bharti Airtel Ltd	1,693.15	1,708	1,661.55	70,133
Tech Mahindra Ltd	1,701.1	1,761.3	1,690.6	158,024
Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd	1,375.2	1,413.45	1,372.6	29,088
UltraTech Cement Ltd	10,869.3	11,158	10,770.35	20,694
Bajaj Finserv Ltd	1,758.75	1,820.25	1,754	164,135

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’.