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1000, 25 July 1990 On 25 July 1990, the SENSEX touched the four-digit figure for
the first time and closed at 1,001 in the wake of a good monsoon and excellent
corporate results.
2000, 15 January 1992 On 15 January 1992, the SENSEX crossed the 2,000 mark
and closed at 2,020 followed by the liberal economic policy initiatives undertaken by the
then finance minister and Former Prime Minister of India Dr Manmohan Singh.
3000, 29 February 1992 On 29 February 1992, the SENSEX surged past the 3,000
mark in the wake of the market-friendly Budget announced by Manmohan Singh.
4000, 30 March 1992 On 30 March 1992, the SENSEX crossed the 4,000 mark and
closed at 4,091 on the expectations of a liberal export-import policy. It was then that
the Harshad Mehta scam hit the markets and SENSEX witnessed unabated selling.
5000, 11 October 1999 On 11 October 1999, the SENSEX crossed the 5,000
mark, as the Bharatiya Janata Party-led coalition won the majority in the 13th Lok Sabha
election.[4]
7000, 21 June 2005 On 20 June 2005, the news of the settlement between
the Ambani brothers boosted investor sentiments and the scrips of RIL, Reliance
Energy, Reliance Capital and IPCL made huge gains. This helped the SENSEX crossed
7,000 points for the first time.
9000, 9 December 2005 The SENSEX on 28 November 2005 crossed 9,000 and
touched a peak of 9,000.32 points during mid-session at the Bombay Stock Exchange on
the back of frantic buying spree by foreign institutional investors and well supported by
local operators as well as retail investors. However, it was on 9 December 2005 that the
SENSEX first closed at over 9,000 points.[6]
10,000, 7 February 2006 The SENSEX on 6 February 2006 touched 10,003 points
during mid-session. The SENSEX finally closed above the 10,000 mark on 7 February
2006.
20,000, 11 December 2007 The SENSEX on 29 October 2007 crossed the 20,000
mark for the first time during intra-day trading, but closed at 19,977.67 points. However,
it was on 11 December 2007 that it finally closed at a figure above 20,000 points on the
back of aggressive buying by funds.[4]
21,000, 5 November 2010 The SENSEX on 8 January 2008 crossed the 21,000
mark for the first time, reaching an intra-day peak of 21,078 points, before closing at
20,873.[7] However, it was not until 5 November 2010 that the SENSEX closed at
21,004.96, for its first close above 21,000 points.[8] This record would stand for nearly
three years, until 30 October 2013, when the SENSEX closed at 21,033.97 points. [9]
19 February 2013 SENSEX becomes S&P SENSEX as BSE ties up with Standard
and Poor's to use the S&P brand for Sensex and other indices.[10]
13 March 2014 - The SENSEX closes higher than the Hang Seng Index, to become
the major Asian stock market index with the highest value, for the first time ever.
22,000, 24 March 2014 The SENSEX on 10 March 2014 crossed the 22,000 mark
for the first time during intra-day trading. However, it was on 24 March 2014 that the
index finally closed above the milestone[11] at 22,095.30.[12]
23,000, 9 May 2014 - The SENSEX crossed record 23,000 level for the first time, but
close just short of the milestone level, on 9 May 2014. The index would close well above
the 23,000 mark during the following session.
12 May 2014 - The SENSEX closed at its record all-time high of 23,551,a rise of
2.42%(+556.77 points) intraday due to continued fund inflows on hopes of a stable
government.[13]
24,000, 13 May 2014 - The SENSEX crossed record 24,000 level for the first time,
on 13 May 2014 and reached its peak of 24,067.11 due to sustained capital inflows by
foreign funds at the domestic bourses and widespread buying by retail investors after
exit polls showing the BJP-led NDA forming the government lifted the key indices to new
highs.However it closed at a little low at 23,905 points[14]
25,000, 16 May 2014 - The SENSEX crossed record 25,000 level for the first time,
on 16 May 2014 and reached its peak of 25,364.71 due to winning of the BJP led NDA
government by a staggering record marginal difference of all times. However, it closed
well below the 25,000 mark. Still, the index closed at its all-time high of 24,121.74, for
its first close above 24,000 points.[15] The SENSEX closed at 25,019.51, for its first close
above the 25,000 milestone on 5 June 2014[16]
26,000, 7 July 2014- The SENSEX crossed record 26,000 level for the first time on 7
July 2014 and reached its peak of 26,123.55, before closing slightly lower at 26,100.08,
in anticipation of strong reformatory budget by the new government. [17]
27,000, 2 September 2014 - The SENSEX closed at 27,019.39, for its first close
above the 27,000 level, on 2 September 2014.[18] This is the sixth 1000-point milestone
the index has crossed in 2014, tying a record set in 2007.
29,272, 23 January 2015 - BSE Sensex today set a new high of 29,408 points and
all-time closing high of 29,278.84, up 272.82 points[21]
30,000, 4 March 2015 - The Sensex breaches 30000 mark following steps taken by
the Reserve Bank Of India in cutting the repo rates.
The SENSEX eventually recovered from the volatility, and on 16 October 2006, the SENSEX
closed at an all-time high of 12,928.18 with an intra-day high of 12,953.76. This was a result
of increased confidence in the economy and reports that India's manufacturing sector grew
by 11.1% in August 2006.
13,000, 30 October 2006 The SENSEX on 30 October 2006 crossed 13,000 mark
for the first time, touching a peak of 13,039.36, before closing at 13,024.26 points. It
took 135 days to reach 13,000 from 12,000, and 124 days to reach 13,000 from 12,500.
15,000, 6 July 2007- The SENSEX on 6 July 2007 crossed another milestone and
reached a magic figure of 15,000. It took 7 months and one day after first reaching the
14,000 milestone to touch this historic milestone.
On 23 July 2007, the SENSEX touched a new high of 15,733 points. On 27 July 2007 the
SENSEX witnessed a huge decline because of selling by Foreign Institutional Investors and
global cues to come back to 15,160 points by noon. Following global cues and heavy selling
in the international markets, the BSE SENSEX fell by 615 points in a single day on 1 August
2007.[23]
18,000, 9 October 2007- The SENSEX crossed the 18,000 mark for the first time on
9 October 2007, gaining 788 points, to close at 18,280. The journey from 17,000 to
18,000 took just 8 trading sessions, which is the third fastest 1000-point rise in the
history of the SENSEX.
19,000, 15 October 2007- The SENSEX crossed the 19,000 mark for the first time
on 15 October 2007, gaining 640 points, to close at 19,059. It took just 4 trading
sessions for the SENSEX to move from 18,000 to 19,000. This is the fastest 1000-point
rise ever for the index. In addition, the rise from 16,000 to 19,000 in 17 trading sessions
sets a record for the fastest 3,000-point rally in the history of the SENSEX.
On 16 October 2007, SEBI (Securities & Exchange Board of India) proposed curbs
on participatory notes which accounted for roughly 50% of FII investment in 2007. SEBI was
not happy with P-notes because it was not possible to know who owned the underlying
securities, and hedge funds acting through P-notes might therefore cause volatility in the
Indian markets.
However the proposals of SEBI were not clear and this led to a knee-jerk crash when the
markets opened on the following day (17 October 2007). Within a minute of opening trade,
the SENSEX crashed by 1,744 points or about 9% of its value the biggest intra-day fall in
Indian stock markets in absolute terms till then. This led to the automatic suspension of
trade for one hour. Finance Minister P. Chidambaram issued clarifications, in the meantime,
that the government was not against FIIs and was not immediately banning PNs. After the
market opened at 10:55 am, the index staged a comeback and ended the day at 18715.82,
down 336.04 from the last day's close.
However, this would not be the end of the volatility. The next day (18 October 2007), the
SENSEX tumbled by 717.43 points 3.83 per cent to close at 17,998.39 points. The slide
continued the next day (19 October 2007), when the SENSEX fell 438.41 points to settle at
17,559.98 to the end of the week, after touching the lowest level of that week at 17,226.18
during the day.
After detailed clarifications from the SEBI chief M. Damodaran regarding the new rules, the
market made an 879-point gain on 23 October, thus signalling the end of the PN crisis.
20,000, 11 December 2007- On 29 October 2007, the SENSEX crossed the 20,000
mark for the first time with a massive 734.5-point gain, but closed below the 20,000
mark. The SENSEX would close above the 20,000 mark for the first time on 11 December
2007. It took 42 days after reaching the 19,000 milestone to close above 20,000 points
for the first time. The journey of the last 10,000 points was covered in just
483[24] sessions, compared to 7,297 sessions taken to touch the 10,000 mark from its
base value of 100 points. In the second half of 2007 alone, the SENSEX reached six
1,000-point milestones.
May 2009-present[edit]
On 18 May 2009, the SENSEX surged up 2,110.79 points to close at 14,285.21, from its
previous closing of 12,174.42, for its largest single day rally. Less than a month later, on 4
June 2009, the SENSEX would cross the 15,000 mark.
However, the SENSEX remained volatile during the summer of 2009. The SENSEX plunged
by 869.65 points on 6 July 2009, the day of Union Budget presentation in Parliament on
concerns over high fiscal deficit. This was the biggest Budget-day loss for the index. [4] On 17
August 2009, the SENSEX lost 626.71 points.
Once again, the SENSEX would recover from the volatility. On 7 September 2009, the
SENSEX crossed the 16,000 mark, closing at 16,016.32 points. The index would gain 3,000
points over the next 12 months, as the SENSEX crossed the 19,000 mark on 13 September
2010, closing at 19,208.33 points.
21,000, 5 November 2010 - The SENSEX closed at 21,004.96, for its first close
above the 21,000 mark. It would take nearly three years for the index to make its next
close above this level.
22,000, 24 March 2014 - The SENSEX closed at 22,055.48, for its first close above
the 22,000 mark. For the first time, the SENSEX zoomed ahead of the Hang Seng
Index.
23,000, 12 May 2014 - The SENSEX closed at 23,551.00, for its first close above the
23,000 mark,
24,000, 16 May 2014 - The SENSEX closed at 24,121.74, for its first close above the
24,000 mark, Breaking all previous records and above all other indexes in the world.
25,000, 5 June 2014 - The SENSEX closed at 25,019.51, for its first close above the
25,000 mark,
26,000, 7 July 2014 - The SENSEX closed at 26,123.55, for its first close above the
26,000 mark,
27,000, 2 September 2014 - The SENSEX closed at 27019.39, for its first close
above the 27,000 mark,
14,810, 17 March 2008 - The SENSEX dropped by 951.03 points on the global
credit crisis and distress, to fall below the 15,000 mark, closing at 14,810. [4]
The month ended with the SENSEX shedding 726.85 points on 31 March 2008, after heavy
selling in blue-chip stocks on global economic fears.
13,802, 27 June 2008 - The SENSEX dropped by 600 points, to fall below the
14,000 mark, closing at 13,802.
12,962, 1 July 2008 - The SENSEX falls below the 13,000 mark, closing at 12,962. [4]
11,802, 6 October 2008 - The SENSEX dropped by 724.62 points amid fears of the
US recession and attempts by governments across the world to save their failing banks,
to fall below the 12,000 mark, closing at 11,802.[4]
10,527, 10 October 2008 - The SENSEX dropped by 800.51 points amid weak
industrial production data and concerns over impact of global economic crisis on IT and
banking firms in India,[4] to fall below the 11,000 mark, closing at 10,527.
9,975, 17 October 2008 The SENSEX crashes below the psychological 5-figure
mark of 10,000 points, closing at 9,975.35, following extremely negative global financial
indications in US and other countries. Just ten months earlier, in December 2007,
SENSEX had closed above the 20,000 mark for the first time.
8,701.07, 24 October 2008 - The SENSEX lost 10.96% of its value (1070.63 points)
on the intra-day trade, closing at 8,701.07, for its first close below the 9,000 mark since
14 June 2006, after RBI lowered its GDP growth forecasts on global economic concerns.
[4]
The loss was the 2nd highest in terms of total points, and the 3rd highest percentagewise, for a one-day period in the index's history.
8,509.56, 27 October 2008 - The SENSEX hit an intra-day low of 7,697.39, before
closing at 8,509.56,[4] for its lowest close since 14 November 2005.
Early 2009[edit]
The SENSEX dropped by 749.05 points on 7 January 2009, when the Satyam fraud came to
light.[4]
8,160.40, 9 March 2009 - The SENSEX closed at 8,160.40, for its lowest close since
2 November 2005.
2015[edit]
The index crossed the historical mark of 30,000 after repo rate cut announcement by RBI [26]
The index plummeted by over 1,624.51 points on 24 August 2015, the biggest one-day point
plunge in the index's history.[27]
Major falls[edit]
On the following dates, the SENSEX index suffered major single-day falls (of 430 or more
points):[28]
1. 24 August 2015 --- 1,624.51 points
2. 21 January 2008 --- 1,408.35 points
3. 24 October 2008 -- 1,070.63 points
4. 17 March 2008 --- 951.03 points
5. 3 March 2008 --- 900.84 points[4]
6. 22 January 2008 --- 875 points
7. 6 July 2009 --- 869.65 points
8. 6 January 2015 --- 854.86 points
9. 11 February 2008 --- 833.98 points