Company’s that Comprise the BSE Sensex

The BSE Sensex or Sensex as it is more commonly called is one of two premier Indices in India. It is the index that depicts the movement of the Bombay Stock Exchange or BSE. In one of our earlier posts, we had taken a look at what the BSE is. To view that post "click here".

In this post, we are going to take a look at the 30 company’s that comprise this Sensex Index.

To Recap:
BSE Sensex is the weighted average of the price movement of the 30 largest company’s that are listed in the Bombay Stock Exchange. This list of company’s may change from time to time and the Exchange will always release the news of replacement of any company in the Sensex to the public beforehand.
Below is the list of 30 company’s that comprise the BSE Sensex along with their Industry and Weightage.

Note: A company with 1% weightage will have to increase twice as much as one with a 2% weightage in order to move the index up or down by the same number.

Company Name	Industry	Weightage
Bajaj Auto	Auto - 2 & 3 Wheelers	1.51
Bharti Airtel	Telecommunications - Service	4.63
BHEL	Engineering - Heavy	2.38
Cipla	Pharmaceuticals	0.99
Coal India	Mining/Minerals	7.91
DLF	Construction & Contracting - Real Estate	1.22
GAIL	Oil Drilling And Exploration	1.73
HDFC	Finance - Housing	3.66
HDFC Bank	Banks - Private Sector	4
Hero Motocorp	Auto - 2 & 3 Wheelers	1.3
Hindalco	Aluminium	0.93
HUL	Personal Care	3.09
ICICI Bank	Banks - Private Sector	3.32
Infosys	Computers - Software	5.41
ITC	Cigarettes	5.87
Jindal Steel	Steel - Sponge Iron	1.71
Larsen	Engineering - Heavy	2.61
Mah and Mah	Auto - Cars & Jeeps	1.55
Maruti Suzuki	Auto - Cars & Jeeps	1.03
NTPC	Power - Generation/Distribution	4.99
ONGC	Oil Drilling And Exploration	8.1
Reliance	Refineries	8.73
SBI	Banks - Public Sector	4.11
Sterlite Ind	Metals - Non Ferrous	1.27
Sun Pharma	Pharmaceuticals	1.94
Tata Motors	Auto - LCVs/HCVs	2.41
Tata Power	Power - Generation/Distribution	0.83
Tata Steel	Steel - Large	1.45
TCS	Computers - Software	7.75
Wipro	Computers - Software	3.59

The list above is ordered Alphabetically based on the company name :-). Also, the list above is correct as of 15th January 2012. If there are any updates to the Index, I will try to update this post accordingly...

Stock Exchanges in India

A Stock Exchange is the place where investors go to buy/sell their shares. You know what an Equity share is. Pls refer to Equity Shares for more details.

Once a company's public offering is complete, it gets listed in a stock exchange. After listing it would be available for trading to all investors in the stock exachanges where they are listed. In India we have two major stock exchanges. They are:

1. The National Stock Exchange (NSE) &
2. The Bombay Stock Exchanges (BSE)

National Stock Exchange:

The NSE is India's largest and the worlds third largest stock exchange in terms of Transaction volumes & amounts. The NSE is based out of Bombay. The NSE has set up its trading platform as a nation-wide, fully automated screen based system. This enables anyone in any part of the country to trade on shares listed in the NSE.

The NSE is based on a demutualized model wherein the ownership, management & trading rights are managed by three different group of people. This is to ensure that there is no conflict of interest among the stake holders.

NSE was set up with the objectives of:

1. Establishing a nationwide trading facility for all types of securities
2. Ensuring equal access to all investors across the country through an appropriate telecommunication network
3. Providing fair, efficient & transparent securities market using electronic trading system
4. Enabling shorter settlement cycles and book entry settlements
5. Meeting International benchmarks and standards

NSE Index or NIFTY:

The NSE Index or the Nifty Index as it is popularly known, is the index of the performance of the 50 largest & most profitable, popular companies listed in the index. Each company that is part of the index has its own weightage in the value of the Index. The value of the Nifty Index is the weighted average of the prices of these 50 companies.

To know about the 50 company's that comprise this Nifty Index "Click Here"

Bombay Stock Exchange:

The BSE is the oldest stock exchange in Asia. It is situated in Dalal Street in Mumbai. It is the third largest stock exchange in south Asia and the tenth largest in the world. BSE has over 5000 companies that are listed in it. The objectives of the BSE are similar to that of the NSE. BSE also uses the latest technologies in the IT field to provide a single place where traders from across the world can buy/sell shares in the Indian share market.

BSE Index or SENSEX:

The BSE Index or the Sensex as it is popularly known, is the index of the performance of the 30 largest & most profitable, popular companies listed in the index. Each company that is part of the index has its own weightage in the value of the Index. Since the number of companies is lesser, the index variations are higher when compared to the Nifty index.

To know about the 30 company's that comprise this Sensex Index "Click Here"


Hope you got a basic idea about the two major stock exchanges in India. Happy reading...