Sensex Completes 20 Years

The Sensex was inaugurated on January 1, 1986 with a base year of April 1, 1979. The 30-scrip sensitive index of the Bombay Stock Exchange popularly known as the Sensex completed 20 years this month. The composition of the Sensex has changed about a dozen times since the inception and about 70 companies have the distinction of being part of the Sensex at one time or the other during the last 20 years. High trading volume, large market capitalization, good amount of floating stock are some of the requisites for inclusion in the Sensex
Journey of Sensex from 1979 to 2005


There are only 10 shares from the original basket of 30 shares which continue to be part of the index even now.
1 A C C
2 GRASIM IND
3 HIND LEVER
4 HINDALCO
5 I T C
6 LARSEN & TOU
7 RELIANCE
8 TATA MOTORS
9 TATA POWER
10 TATA STEEL
These companies moved with the times and overcome obstacles to remain blue chips even today