List of top 30 companies listed in the BSE Sensex
The list of all companies that have been included in the BSE SENSEX from its inception in 1986 are 30 well established and financially sound companies. These 30 companies belong to various sectors of the Indian Economy. The base year of SENSEX is 1978-79 with a base value of 100. During the introduction of the SENSEX in 1986, some of the companies included in the base calculation in 1979 were removed and new companies were added.
As of 13 Nov. 2017, the BSE Sensex comprises 31 companies; mentioned below
| Name of the company |
Industry Name |
Current Share Price (Rs./share) |
| 1. Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd. |
Port |
426 |
| 2. Asian Paints Ltd. |
Paints |
1128 |
| 3. Axis Bank Ltd. |
Bank |
554 |
| 4. Bajaj Auto Ltd. |
Automobile Two & Three Wheelers |
3233 |
| 5. Bharti Airtel Ltd. |
Telecommunication - Service Provider |
500 |
| 6. Cipla Ltd. |
Pharmaceuticals & Drugs |
597 |
| 7. Coal India Ltd. |
Mining & Minerals |
278 |
| 8. Dr. Reddys Laboratories Ltd. |
Pharmaceuticals & Drugs |
2332 |
| 9. HDFC Bank Ltd. |
Bank - Private |
1801 |
| 10. Hero MotoCorp Ltd. |
Automobile Two & Three Wheelers |
3590 |
| 11. Hindustan Unilever Ltd. |
Household & Personal Products |
1298 |
| 12. Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd. |
Finance - Housing |
1672 |
| 13. ICICI Bank Ltd. |
Bank - Private |
318 |
| 14. Infosys Ltd. |
IT - Software |
595 |
| 15. ITC Ltd. |
Cigarettes/Tobacco |
260 |
| 16. Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. |
Bank - Private |
992 |
| 17. Larsen & Toubro Ltd. |
Engineering - Construction |
1230 |
| 18. Lupin Ltd. |
Pharmaceuticals & Drugs |
829 |
| 19. Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. |
Automobiles - Passenger Cars |
1422 |
| 20. Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. |
Automobiles - Passenger Cars |
8175 |
| 21. NTPC Ltd. |
Power Generation/Distribution |
177 |
| 22. Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. |
Oil Exploration |
186 |
| 23. Power Grid Corporation Of India Ltd. |
Power Generation/Distribution |
212 |
| 24. Reliance Industries Ltd. |
Refineries |
877 |
| 25. State Bank Of India |
Bank - Public |
338 |
| 26. Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. |
Pharmaceuticals & Drugs |
520 |
| 27. Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. |
IT - Software |
2750 |
| 28. Tata Motors - DVR Ordinary |
Automobiles-Trucks/Lcv |
241 |
| 29. Tata Motors Ltd. |
Automobiles-Trucks/Lcv |
420 |
| 30. Tata Steel Ltd. |
Steel & Iron Products |
690 |
| 31. Wipro Ltd. |
IT - Software |
301 |
In the above list of top 30 companies listed in the BSE are largest companies of the Indian share market. These companies are included in the list on the basis of their turnover/sales/capitalization.