Ranbaxy Laboratories - Sensex stocks 21
Ranbaxy Laboratories:
Key data:
Industry: Pharmaceutical
No of shares: 374,069,788
Face value: Rs 5
BSE code: 500359
NSE code: RANBAXY
Key people: Malvinder Mohan Singh
Share holding pattern (as on 30th Sep 2008):
Promotors: 34.74%
Foreign & Institutional investors: 19.06%
Public & others: 46.20%
Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited is India’s largest pharmaceutical company. Ranbaxy was started in 1937 by Ranjit Singh and Gurbax Singh. It was incorporated in 1961 an went public in 1973. The Company is ranked amongst the top ten global generic companies and has a presence in 23 of the top 25 pharma markets of the world. Read more
Satyam Computers - Sensex stocks 19
Satyam Computers:
Key data:
Industry: IT Services
No of shares: 673,487,968
Face value: Rs 2
BSE code: 500376
NSE code: SATYAMCOMP
Key people: Ramalinga Raju
Share holding pattern (as on 30th Sep 2008):
Promotors: 8.61%
Foreign & Institutional investors: 61.57%
Public & others: 29.82%
Satyam computer services, an IT solutions and consulting company was started in 1987 by B. Rama Linga Raju in yderabad. Presently the company has been spread to over 60 countries with more than 50,000 employees. Its major on-site locations are USA, United Kingdom, Japan, Singapore, Canada and Australia. Read more
Hindustan Unilever(HUL) - Sensex stocks 17
Hindustan Lever:
Key data:
Industry: FMCG
No of shares: 2,179,157,002
Face value: Rs 1
BSE code: 500696
NSE code: HINDUNILVR
Key people: Mr. Nitin Paranjpe
Share holding pattern (as on 30th Sep 2008):
Promotors: 52.08%
Foreign & Institutional investors: 29.89%
Public & others: 18.03%
Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL), was previously known as Hindustan lever limited (HLL). India’s largest Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) Company. It is present in Home & Personal Care and Foods & Beverages categories. HUL and Group companies have about 15,000 employees. Read more
HDFC - Sensex stocks 15
HDFC:
Key data:
Industry: Housing Finance
No of shares: 284,231,755
Face value: Rs 10
BSE code: 500010
NSE code: HDFC
Key people: Deepak Parekh
Share holding pattern (as on 30th Sep 2008):
Foreign & Institutional investors: 86.38%
Public & others: 13.62%
HDFC, Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited was started in October 17th 1977 by Hasmukhbhai Parekh. HDFC main business consists of offering home loans. Home loans offered for constructing a new home, improvement of existing home and many forms of that kind. HDFC gives loans not only for homes but for purchase of land also. Read more
TATA Steel - Sensex stocks 16
TATA Steel: 
Key data:
Industry: Steel
No of shares: 730,584,320
Face value: Rs 10
BSE code: 500470
NSE code: TATASTEEL
Key people: Ratan Tata
Share holding pattern (as on 30th Sep 2008):
Promotors: 33.94%
Foreign & Institutional inves tors: 40.15%
Public & others: 25.91%
TATA Steel is the world’s 6th largest steel company with existing annual crude steel production capacity of 30 Million Tonnes Per Annum (MTPA). It is one of the Fortune Global 500 Company from India. Its main plant is located in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand. Read more

