Trent may bid farewell to Sensex.
If you have shares of Tata Group’s retail company Trent in your portfolio, then you may have to re-review your investment strategy. There is a strong buzz on Dalal Street that a major change is going to happen in the BSE Sensex 30 index soon. There are chances of Trent being removed from Sensex in this rejigging. At the same time, two other leading stocks of the market are fully prepared to take its place.
Why is Trent in danger of being out?
According to the report of brokerage and research firm Nuvama Alternative and Quantitative Research, Trent may be shown the way out of the Sensex in the index realignment to be held in June 2026. The biggest reason behind this is the recent poor performance of the company’s shares. The stock has been under continuous pressure for some time now, due to which there has been a huge decline in its free-float market cap.
There was a time when this stock was trading at its record high of ₹ 8,345 in October 2024. But since then it has fallen drastically by more than 50 percent. Due to this selling, the market cap of the company which used to exceed ₹ 2 lakh crore, has now shrunk to just ₹ 1.4 lakh crore. According to Nuvama’s estimates, if Trent exits the Sensex, there could be a huge outflow of about $257 million (passive outflow) from index funds. Obviously, this withdrawal may create further pressure on share prices.
Which companies will be lucky?
Now the biggest question is who will get Trent’s vacant chair in this prestigious index of Sensex? Two names are at the forefront in this race – Aditya Birla Group company Hindalco Industries or Shriram Finance. Nuvama report shows that if only free-float market cap is considered, then Shriram Finance is ahead in this race. However, the index committee always prefers stocks that have a fair and broad representation of different sectors (broader sectoral representation).
Due to this rule, Hindalco’s chances of entering Sensex appear stronger. If Hindalco gets a place in the index, then new investment (passive inflow) of about $366 million can come in it through passive funds. At the same time, if the bet goes to Shriram Finance, then this investment figure can reach up to $445 million. Inclusion in the index means that purchases by institutional investors in these shares will increase rapidly.
How was the mood of these shares in one year?
Amidst all this development, it is very important for investors to understand the recent movements of these three stocks. Talking about Trent, on June 30, 2025, this share was at a great level of ₹ 6,259.00, but the market shock pushed it down by 47.66 percent within 9 months. As a result, the stock fell to a low of ₹3,276.10 by March 30, 2026.
On the contrary, Shriram Finance has worked to fill the pockets of investors. The stock, which was trading at a low level of ₹ 566.40 in August 2025, made a tremendous jump of 95.62 percent in just 6 months. On the basis of this rise, the share reached a high of ₹ 1,108.00 on 26 February 2026.
At the same time, the pace of Hindalco has also been very good. In June 2025, the stock was struggling at a low of ₹617.90. But in the next 11 months, it saw a spectacular recovery of 78.84 percent and reached a strong level of ₹ 1,105.05.
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