Companies in the Sensex

List of BSE Sensex companies provides the full list of companies that have been part of
the BSE Sensex since its inception in 1986 (baselined to 1979).

(as of January 12, 2009)[5]

Code Name Sector Adj. Factor

500410 ACC Housing Related 0.55
500103 BHEL Capital Goods 0.35
532454 Bharti Airtel Telecom 0.35
532868 DLF Universal Limited Housing related 0.15
500300 Grasim Industries Diversified 0.75
500010 HDFC Finance 0.85
500180 HDFC Bank Finance 0.85
500440 Hindalco Industries Metal, Metal Products & Mining 0.70
500696 Hindustan Lever Limited FMCG 0.50
532174 ICICI Bank Finance 1.00
500209 Infosys Information Technology 0.85
500875 ITC Limited FMCG 0.70
532532 Jaiprakash Associates Housing Related 0.60
500510 Larsen & Toubro Capital Goods 0.90

500520 Mahindra & Mahindra Limited Transport Equipments 0.75

532500 Maruti Udyog Transport Equipments 0.50

532555 NTPC Power 0.15
500312 ONGC Oil & Gas 0.20
500359 Ranbaxy Laboratories Healthcare 0.40
532712 Reliance Communications Telecom 0.35
500325 Reliance Industries Oil & Gas 0.50
500390 Reliance Infrastructure Power 0.65
500112 State Bank of India Finance 0.45
500900 Sterlite Industries Metal, Metal Products, and Mining 0.40

524715 Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Healthcare 0.40

532540 Tata Consultancy Services Information Technology 0.25

500570 Tata Motors Transport Equipments 0.65
500400 Tata Power Power 0.70
500470 Tata Steel Metal, Metal Products & Mining 0.70
507685 Wipro Information Technology 0.20

• DLF replaced Dr. Reddy's Lab on November 19, 2007.

• Sterlite Industries replaced Ambuja Cements on July 28, 2008.
• Tata Power Company replaced Cipla Ltd. on July 28, 2008.
• Sun Pharmaceutical Industries replaced Satyam Computer Services on January 8,
2009

[edit] Sensex falls

The top 18 single-day falls of the Sensex have occurred on the following dates [2]:

1. January 21, 2008 --- 1,408.35 points

2. Oct 24, 2008---1070.63 points
3. March 17, 2008 --- 951.03 points
4. January 22, 2008 --- 857 points
5. February 11, 2008 --- 833.98 points
6. May 18, 2006 --- 826 points
7. October 10,2008 --- 800.10 points
8. March 13, 2008 --- 770.63 points
9. December 17, 2007 --- 769.48 points
10. January 7,2009 --- 749.05 points
11. March 31, 2007 --- 726.85 points
12. October 06, 2008 --- 724.62 points
13. October 17, 2007 --- 717.43 points
14. September 15, 2008 --- 710.00 points
15. January 18, 2007 --- 687.82 points
16. November 21, 2007 --- 678.18 points
17. August 16, 2007 --- 642.70 points
18. June 27, 2008 --- 600.00 points