Full form: Sensitive Index
What does it mean basically: It is a value weighted index of the performance of 30 most actively traded stocks in the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).
Why is it so important: It is known as the pulse of the Indian stock market. The 30 companies included in the index comprise of around 50% of the market capitalisation at BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange). The companies included in the Sensex reflect the current market conditions.
As of 26th Feb, 2010, the lists of the companies included in the Sensex with respect to weightages are as follows:
- Reliance Industries – Oil and Gas
- Infosys – IT
- ICICI Bank – Finance
- Larsen and Toubro – Capital Goods
- HDFC – Finance
- HDFC Bank – Finance
- ITC Ltd – FMCG
- State Bank of India – Finance
- ONGC – Oil and Gas
- Tata Consultancy and Services – IT
- BHEL – Capital Goods
- Bharti Airtel – Telecom
- Tata Steel – Metal, Metal Products and Mining
- Sterlite Industries – Metal, Metal Products and Mining
- Hindustan Lever Ltd. – FMCG
- NIIT Technologies – IT
- NTPC - Power
- NIIT – IT
- Hindalco – Metals, Metal Products and Mining
- Mahindra & Mahindra Limited - Transport Equipments
- Maruti Suzuki – Transport Equipments
- Tata Motors - Transport Equipments
- Tata Power – Power
- Wipro – IT
- Grasim Industries – Diversified
- Hero Honda Motors Ltd. - Transport Equipments
- Jaiprakash Associates - Housing Related
- Reliance Infrastructure – Power
- Sun Pharmaceutical Industries - Healthcare
- DLF Universal Limited - Housing Related
- Reliance Communications – Telecom
- ACC - Housing Related
Source: BSE
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