List of Sensex 30 Companies: Sensex, the benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), consists of the top 30 companies listed on BSE. That’s why Sensex is also known as BSE 30. In this post, we are going to look into the Sensex 30 companies’ constituents, along with their weightage in the index. Let’s get started.
What is Sensex?
Before we look into the Sensex 30 companies’ weightage, let’s first brush up on the basics and revise what exactly is Sensex.
The BSE Sensex or the Sensex 30 tracks the behavior of the top 30 companies as per the free float market-cap registered on the Bombay Stock Exchange. BSE Sensex stands for S&P Bombay Stock Exchange Sensitive Index. Here are a few top facts about Sensex 30:
- The 30 companies are selected on the basis of the free-float market capitalization.
- The base year of Sensex is 1978-79 and the base value is 100. Currently, BSE is hovering at 50,000 points.
- These are different companies from different sectors representing a sample of large, liquid, and representative companies.
Sensex is an indicator of market movement. If the Sensex goes down, this tells you that the stock price of most of the major stocks on the BSE has gone down. If Sensex goes up, it means that most of the major stocks in BSE went up during the given period.
Constituents of Sensex 30 Companies by Weightage
Here is the list of 30 companies of Sensex along with the company’s Sensex weightage.
Name | Industry | Weight | |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Reliance Industries Ltd. | Integrated Oil & Gas | 11.99% |
2. | HDFC Bank Ltd. | Banks | 11.84% |
3. | Infosys Ltd. | IT Consulting & Software | 9.06% |
4. | Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd. | Housing Finance | 8.30% |
5. | ICICI Bank Ltd. | Banks | 7.37% |
6. | Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. | IT Consulting & Software | 5.76% |
7. | Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. | Banks | 4.88% |
8. | Hindustan Unilever Ltd. | Personal Products | 3.75% |
9. | ITC Ltd. | Cigarettes,Tobacco Products | 3.49% |
10. | AXIS Bank Ltd. | Banks | 3.35% |
11. | Larsen & Toubro Ltd. | Construction & Engineering | 3.13% |
12. | Bajaj Finance Ltd. | Finance (including NBFCs) | 2.63% |
13. | State Bank of India | Banks | 2.59% |
14. | Bharti Airtel Ltd. | Telecom Services | 2.31% |
15. | Asian Paints Ltd. | Furniture,Furnishing,Paints | 1.97% |
16. | HCL Technologies Ltd. | IT Consulting & Software | 1.89% |
17. | Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. | Cars & Utility Vehicles | 1.72% |
18. | Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. | Cars & Utility Vehicles | 1.48% |
19. | UltraTech Cement Ltd. | Cement & Cement Products | 1.40% |
20. | Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. | Pharmaceuticals | 1.16% |
21. | Tech Mahindra Ltd. | IT Consulting & Software | 1.11% |
22. | Titan Company Ltd. | Other Apparels & Accessories | 1.11% |
23. | Nestle India Ltd. | Nestle India Ltd. | 1.07% |
24. | Bajaj Finserv | Finance (including NBFCs) | 1.04% |
25. | IndusInd Bank Ltd. | Banks | 1.03% |
26. | POWERGRID | Electric Utilities | 1.03% |
27. | Tata Steel Ltd. | Iron & Steel/Interm.Products | 1.01% |
28. | NTPC Ltd. | Electric Utilities | 0.94% |
28. | Bajaj Auto Ltd. | 2/3 Wheelers | 0.86% |
30. | Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. | Exploration & Production | 0.73% |
Quick Note: Please note that the BSE 30 companies are updated as of March 2021 and the top 30 listed companies in BSE is subjected to change in the future, which might result in a change in the weightage of 30 companies of Sensex.
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Closing Thoughts
In this post, we looked into the Sensex 30 Companies by weightage. All the stocks in the BSE top 30 companies list are old and well-established companies and mostly leaders in their industry. Many of these stocks are able to move the index and the market if there is a significant movement in the share price of these companies.
That’s all for this post on the Sensex 30 companies or the Sensex stocks list. Do let us know which is your favorite stock in the top 30 listed companies in BSE list in the comment section below. Have a great day and Happy Investing.
Hi, I am Kritesh (Tweet me here), an NSE Certified Equity Fundamental Analyst and an electrical engineer (NIT Warangal) by qualification. I have a passion for stocks and have spent my last 4+ years learning, investing and educating people about stock market investing. And so, I am delighted to share my learnings with you. #HappyInvesting