Independence Day 2026: 4 stocks that have been part of Sensex since inception. Do you own any?
Four companies—Reliance Industries, Hindustan Unilever, ITC and Larsen & Toubro—have been part of the Sensex since inception, reflecting India’s evolving economy. Their journeys span decades of transformation, with vastly different recent performances but enduring relevance in the Indian market.
Four stocks have been consistently part of India's Sensex since its inception in 1978. Reliance Industries, the country's most valuable company, began trading in October 1977. Sunlight Soap, produced by Lever Brothers and later HUL, was launched in 1888 and issued its IPO in 1956. ITC, initially known as Imperial Tobacco Company of India Limited, changed its name to ITC Limited in 1974.
Larsen & Toubro, founded by Danish engineers Henning Holck-Larsen and Søren Kristian Toubro in 1938, started as a machinery import company and has now expanded into EPC projects, hi-tech manufacturing, and services.
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