The Annual Returns of India’s benchmark S&P BSE Sensex Index from 1991 thru 2023 are listed below:
| Year | Open | Close | Gain/Loss | Gain/Loss (in %) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1027.38 | 1908.85 | 881.47 | 85.8% |
| 1992 | 1908.85 | 2615.37 | 706.52 | 37.0% |
| 1993 | 2617.78 | 3346.06 | 728.28 | 27.8% |
| 1994 | 3436.87 | 3926.9 | 490.03 | 14.3% |
| 1995 | 3910.16 | 3110.49 | -799.67 | -20.5% |
| 1996 | 3114.08 | 3085.2 | -28.88 | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 3096.65 | 3658.98 | 562.33 | 18.2% |
| 1998 | 3658.34 | 3055.41 | -602.93 | -16.5% |
| 1999 | 3064.95 | 5005.82 | 1940.87 | 63.3% |
| 2000 | 5209.54 | 3972.12 | -1237.42 | -23.8% |
| 2001 | 3990.65 | 3262.33 | -728.32 | -18.3% |
| 2002 | 3262.01 | 3377.28 | 115.27 | 3.5% |
| 2003 | 3383.85 | 5838.96 | 2455.11 | 72.6% |
| 2004 | 5872.48 | 6602.69 | 730.21 | 12.4% |
| 2005 | 6626.49 | 9397.93 | 2771.44 | 41.8% |
| 2006 | 9422.49 | 13786.91 | 4364.42 | 46.3% |
| 2007 | 13827.77 | 20286.99 | 6459.22 | 46.7% |
| 2008 | 20325.27 | 9647.31 | -10677.96 | -52.5% |
| 2009 | 9720.55 | 17464.81 | 7744.26 | 79.7% |
| 2010 | 17473.45 | 20509.09 | 3035.64 | 17.4% |
| 2011 | 20621.61 | 15454.92 | -5166.69 | -25.1% |
| 2012 | 15534.67 | 19426.71 | 3892.04 | 25.1% |
| 2013 | 19513.45 | 21170.68 | 1657.23 | 8.5% |
| 2014 | 21222.19 | 27499.42 | 6277.23 | 29.6% |
| 2015 | 27521.28 | 26117.54 | -1,403.74 | -5.10% |
| 2016 | 26111.52 | 26,441.51 | 329.99 | 1.97% |
| 2017 | 27.9% | |||
| 2018 | 5.9% | |||
| 2019 | 14.38% | |||
| 2020 | 15.75% | |||
| 2021 | 22% | |||
| 2022 | 18% | |||
| 2023 | 18.7% | |||
| 2024 | ???? |
Data Source: Bombay Stock Exchange
– Updated: Sept 1, 2024
Select S&P BSE Sensex Charts are shown below:
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1. Sensex Return Chart from 1991 to 2011:
2. Sensex from 1991 to 2013:
3. Sensex Returns by Month and Year 1981 to 2011:
4.Sensex Annual Yearly Returns 1991 to 2018:
Source: Stable Investor
5.Sensex Price Returns vs Total Returns:
Source: S&P
6:Sensex’s roller-coaster journey: From 100 to 39,000:
Source: LiveMint
7: Sensex – 10 Worst Single Day Crashes:
Source: Be Money Aware Blog
8. Journey of Sensex 1980 to Early-2020:
Source: Finvista via Twitter
9.Sensex 1995 to 2017 Chart:
Source: LiveMint
10:Sensex – 40 year Chart From 1979 to 2019:
Source: Trading Q&A
11.Journey of the Sensex since inception:
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Source: The Economic Times
12. Sensex biggest Intraday Falls Chart:
Source: Sensex’s 1,689-point plunge not even among 5 biggest crashes in BSE history!, The Economic Times
13.Sensex Peaks and Troughs from 1985 to 2020:
Source: FundsIndia
14.The Biggest Single Day Sensex Crashes – From 2008 Thru 2020:
Source: Tradesbrain
15.Biggest Sensex Falls:
Source: MoneyControl
16.Sensex Journey to 50,000:
Source: The Hindu Business Line
17.Sensex Journey – From 1,000 to 50,000: Infographic:
Source: Business Today
18.Sensex Six Fall years in 25:
Source: The Economic Times
19.Sensex 5-Year Returns:
Source: Google Finance
Updated: Sept 25, 2021:
20.Sensex at 60,000:
Source: Sensex Crosses 60,000-Mark for First Time; India is Now World’s 6th Biggest Stock Market, India.com
21.Journey of Sensex to 60000:
Source: BSE CEO @ Twitter
22.Sensex – From 1000 to 60000:
Source: Sensex Hits 60,000 For The First Time: Journey In Charts, Bloomberg Quint
23.Sensex Roller Coaster Ride from 1986:
Source: Reuters
24.Sensex- Peaks and Troughs from 1985 to 2020:
Source: Unknown
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