The Indian equity market has performed very well this year. The benchmark Sensex has shot up over 21% year-to-date. In the past five years the index has more than doubled. Today the index reached a new high of  58,459.70 before retreating.

Sensex year-to-date return:

Sensex 5-year return:

Source: Google Finance

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