Select Events Year : ALL 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990   Events Date Sensex Chg(%) RBI announces credit policy,CRR,Repo & Revese Repo unchanged.SLR hiked to 25% from 24% 27/10/2009 16353 -2.32 Reliance Industries proposes 1:1 Bonus & 130 % Dividend 07/10/2009 16807 -0.90 FM Pranab Mukherjee presented BUDGET,which completely disappointed the SENSEX dn 869 pts 06/07/2009 14043 -5.83 Without Left stable Govt. foam.First time in History Sensex & Nifty in Buyer Circuit 18/05/2009 14284 17.37 Obama announces to end tax breaks for American Companies outsourcing their operations 05/05/2009 12131.08 -0.03 TCS offer 1:1 Bonus 20/04/2009 10979.5 -0.40 Renuka Ramnath, CEO & MD of ICICI venture quits 16/04/2009 10947.4 -2.99 Tech Mahindra snaps up Satyam 13/04/2009 10967.22 1.51 National Advisory committee on accounting standards suspends MTM norms for 2 yeaars 25/03/2009 9667.9 2.08 Tata launch Nano in Mumbai 23/03/2009 9424.02 5.10 Inflation dips at near-sero level at 0.44 percent 19/03/2009 9001.75 0.28 Sterlite makes a fresh bid Asarco at $1.7b 07/03/2009 9001.75 0.28 RBI lowers reverse repo & repo rate to 3.5 & 5 percent 04/03/2009 8446.49 0.23 Reliance announces its plan to merge RPL with the company 27/02/2009 8891.61 -0.71 CLB permit Scam hit Satyam to increase its Capital Base 19/02/2009 9042.63 0.30 CLB permit Scam hit Satyam to increase its Capital Base 19/02/2009 9042.63 0.30 Gold price crosses Rs 15K mark 17/02/2009 9035 -2.91 Sebi bans First Global's Shankar Sharma for one year from trading 13/02/2009 9634.74 1.78 Satyam Appoints A S Murty as its CEO 05/02/2009 9090.88 -1.21 Petrol prices reduced by 5, diesel Rs2 and LPG Rs 25 28/01/2009 9257.47 2.81 Price Waterhouse admits to goof-up in Satyam audit 14/01/2009 9370.49 3.30 Wipro announces the world Bank Ban 12/01/2009 9110.05 -3.15 Raju arrested, Govt takes charges of Satyam 09/01/2009 9406.47 -1.88 Satyam Fraud unvield 07/01/2009 9586.88 -7.25 Terrorist Attack on Mumbai 26/11/2008 9026.72 3.81 RBI cut CRR rate by 1% 15/10/2008 10809.12 -5.87 Lehman Brothers applies for bankruptcy 16/09/2008 13518.8 -0.09 Merrill Lynch sold to Bank of America 15/09/2008 13531.27 -3.35 US fund Providence buys 20% stake in Idea arm for $640m 22/05/2008 16907.11 -1.95 StanChart steps up India play, eyes D Street debut 21/05/2008 17243.16 0.08 Govt takes back Reliance's 5 oil blocks in Kerala-konkan basin 20/05/2008 17230.18 -1.17 Inflation surges to 44-months peak at 7.83 16/05/2008 17434.94 0.47 Serial blasts shock pink city, 60 dead 13/05/2008 16752.86 -0.64 SBI, Insurance Australia tie up for non-life JV 12/05/2008 16860.9 0.74 Mallya drags Heineken to court 07/05/2008 17339.31 -0.19 Inflation scorches to fahrenheit 7.57% 02/05/2008 17600.12 1.81 RBI survey sees growth at 8.1% 28/04/2008 17015.96 -0.64 Bharti beats street with 37% rise in Q4 net at Rs 1853cr 25/04/2008 17125.98 2.42 CRR hiked 50 bps; banks to hold rates till policy 17/04/2008 16481.2 1.46 Infy holds steady despite US jitters, net zips past $1 b 15/04/2008 16153.66 2.19 Growth balm over prices Industrial growth jumps 8.6% in Feb 11/04/2008 15807.64 0.72 Randbaxy co creeps up on Orchid, acquires 9.54% 07/04/2008 15757.08 2.70 Bharat Forge buys Sifcor of France 07/04/2008 15757.08 2.70 Inflation hits 3-years hgih of 7% 04/04/2008 15343.12 -3.09 Jubilant buys out Canadian co for $255m 04/04/2008 15343.12 -3.09 Govt weighs price cap on key items to curb inflation 03/04/2008 15832.55 0.52 M&M team buys out Italian gear-maker 02/04/2008 15750.4 0.79 Indian tiger rides Jaguar Iconic brand, Land Rover find a new driver in Tatas in $2.3-B deal 26/03/2008 16086.83 -0.81 It's spring on D-Street Sensex keeps its rhythm with second-biggest single-day gain 25/03/2008 16217.49 6.07 Over to the bulls? Feb slashes rate by 75 bps 18/03/2008 14833.46 0.16 Bear Stuns Sensex takes a 951-pt pounding, sinks below 15K 17/03/2008 14809.49 -6.03 Banks to get Rs 25k by July to fund loan waiver 15/03/2008 14809.49 -6.03 The slide show continues: Sensex hits 6-month low 14/03/2008 15760.52 2.63 Govt moves to attach shares in frozen demat accounts 12/03/2008 16127.98 0.03 Goldman sachs picks up 20% in Shriram Credit 12/03/2008 16127.98 0.03 March heat melts Sensex 07/03/2008 15975.52 -3.42 SEBI cuts fees payable by MFs, other market players to 80% 05/03/2008 16542.08 1.24 SEBI cuts fees payable by MFs, other market players to 80% 05/03/2008 16542.08 1.24 P Chidambaram presenet his 7th Budget 29/02/2008 17578.72 -1.38 C B Bhave takes over as the new SEBI chief 18/02/2008 18048.05 -0.37 Reliance power IPO debuted with over 17% discount 11/02/2008 16630.91 -4.78 Emmar MGF IPO withdrawn 08/02/2008 17464.89 -0.35 Microsoft offers to buy Yahoo for $44.6bn 01/02/2008 18242.58 3.36 Tata Chem buys Soda Ash business of US co General Inds for $ 1bn 31/01/2008 17648.71 -0.62 Sensex gains over 1000 points 25/01/2008 18361.66 6.62 Fed cuts rates by 0.75 basis points 22/01/2008 16729.94 -4.97 Sensex hits circuit limit; trading suspended for one hour 22/01/2008 16729.94 -4.97 Sensex melts 1408 points on Global weakness 21/01/2008 17605.35 -7.41 India's biggest IPO Reliance Power issues opens 15/01/2008 20251.09 -2.30 Tata's unveil the much awaited Rs.1 lakh car Nano 10/01/2008 20582.08 -1.38 Bharti Sells 10% stake in tower business for $1bn 28/12/2007 20206.95 -0.05 Deccan and Kingfisher Airlines board clears the merger 19/12/2007 19091.96 0.06 Mumbai based Vikram pandit takes over as the CEO of citigroup 12/12/2007 20375.87 0.42 RIL offloads 4.01% stake in Reliance petro for Rs 4,023cr 23/11/2007 18852.87 1.76 Jaguar-Land Rover Union Waves Green Flag To Tata's Bid 22/11/2007 18526.32 -0.41 Sensex tanks 678 pts on global tremors 21/11/2007 18602.62 -3.52 Sensex reaches the historical 20K level 29/10/2007 19977.67 3.82 Suspension of trading after sensex hits lower circuit 17/10/2007 18715.82 -1.76 SEBI's proposes to curb foreign funds inflow through P-Notes 16/10/2007 19051.86 -0.04 Sensex closes above 18K level first time 09/10/2007 18280.24 4.51 Reliance bags Apple deal, gets first big bite of foreign retail 08/10/2007 17491.39 -1.59 Nifty rockets past 5000 milestone 27/09/2007 17150.56 1.35 Sensex reaches 17K with a fastest 1000 points rally 26/09/2007 16921.39 0.13 Sensex hit its biggest ever gain on a single day on the US Fed¿s rate cut 19/09/2007 16322.75 4.17 Reliance buys assets of Malaysian polyester co. 10/09/2007 15596.83 0.04 RIL buys East African petro retailer Gapco 04/09/2007 15465.4 0.28 Blackstone picks 12.5% in Nagarjuna Construction for $150m 28/08/2007 14919.19 0.52 Blackstone buys 50% in Gokaldas for Rs 682 crore 20/08/2007 14427.55 2.02 Wipro strings largest IT deal for $600m 06/08/2007 14903.03 -1.55 Sensex Takes A 615-Point Thrashing On Global Tremors 01/08/2007 14935.77 -3.96 Wipro buys Unza 06/07/2007 14964.12 0.69 Sensex crosses 15K level 06/07/2007 14964.12 0.69 Genpack bags Cadbury deal 04/07/2007 14880.24 0.50 HC puts curbs on RILs KG gas sale 21/06/2007 14499.24 0.61 G-4 talks fail as India refuses to yield ground 21/06/2007 14499.24 0.61 Mallya books 26% in Air Deccan for Rs. 550 crore 31/05/2007 14544.46 0.92 Coke quenches thirst with Glaceau 25/05/2007 14338.45 0.85 Sun Pharma buys Taro for $454m 21/05/2007 14418.6 0.81 Citi arm to buy 85% in Sharekhan for Rs 650 cr 18/05/2007 14303.41 0.03 Bajaj demerger takes off, co split into 3 17/05/2007 14299.71 1.22 Mallya set to unveil 615-m W&M buyout 15/05/2007 13929.33 -0.26 ONGC team strikes oil in Gulf 08/05/2007 13765.46 -0.82 Wockhardt buys out French co for $265m 03/05/2007 14078.21 1.48 SEBI cracks a new IPO Scam 26/04/2007 14228.88 0.08 Matsushita Buys 80% in Anchor for Rs.2k cr 23/04/2007 13928.33 0.22 Jet Seals Sahara Deal, Takes over Operations 20/04/2007 13897.41 2.04 RBI goes Full Blast to teme inflation 30/03/2007 13072.1 0.71 SEBI Allows Funds to Shor-Sell, Makes IPO Gradling mandatory 22/03/2007 13308.03 2.80 Cabinet Clears 74% FDI in Telecom 22/03/2007 13308.03 2.80 Mahindras Bags 43.30% stake in Punjab Tractors For Rs.951 cr 08/03/2007 13049.35 3.73 Sensex tanks 471 on Global Plunge 05/03/2007 12415.04 -3.66 P Chidambaram Presents his Sixth Budget 28/02/2007 12938.09 -4.01 JM, Morgan Stanly Part ways 23/02/2007 13632.53 -2.77 RBI Hikes CRR by 50 bps to check Rising Inflation 14/02/2007 14009.9 -0.58 Vodafone Buys Hutch for $19b 12/02/2007 14190.7 -2.39 AV Birla Scoops up Novelis for $6 billion 12/02/2007 14190.7 -2.39 Walmart to Sign JV Pact with Bharti 07/02/2007 14643.13 1.14 Tata Steel Acquires Corus for $12.1 billion, vault into world's Top 5 01/02/2007 14267.18 1.25 NYSE, Goldman & others buy 20% in NSE for up to $490m 11/01/2007 13630.71 2.01 Sensex breezes into New Year, settles at 14k 04/01/2007 13871.71 -1.02 AV Birla joins retail rush, buys trinethra 03/01/2007 14014.92 0.52 Sensex Flies into 13k Orbit 31/10/2006 12961.9 -0.48 Capgemini to acquire Kanbay for $1.25bn 27/10/2006 12906.81 1.64 Tatas Buy Ritz-Cariton 04/10/2006 12204.01 -1.31 HC allows Jet Airlines to withdraw money from Escrow Account 23/09/2006 12204.01 -1.31 RBI tightens the leash, checks loan flow to SEZs 21/09/2006 12274.27 1.36 FIIs divert PNs from SEs, strike one to one deals to avoid STT 12/09/2006 11660.79 0.95 Terror Strikes Again : Blasts near Malegaon mosque 09/09/2006 11660.79 0.95 United Western Bank put under moratorium 02/09/2006 11660.79 0.95 Tata's pick up 30% in US bottled water co for $677m 24/08/2006 11531.95 1.10 Tatas, Fiat strike 50:50 JV to make cars, engines 26/07/2006 10617.27 1.94 Serial Blasts Rip Mumbai 147 Killed 12/07/2006 10930.09 2.97 Unlisted Company's can issue sponsored ADRs, GDRs 29/06/2006 10162.16 0.32 Mfs get SEBI okay to invest in realty 27/06/2006 10151.01 1.08 Sensex Hits Bull's Eye. Biggest Single-Day Gain of 616 Points 16/06/2006 9884.51 3.56 Godrej Foods set to acquire Nutrine For Rs.270 Crore 13/06/2006 9062.65 -4.36 RCoVL to merge nine arms with itself. 06/06/2006 9957.32 -2.51 Adanis Strike it bag in city, sign Rs.2,250/- Cr realty deal 31/05/2006 10398.61 -3.60 FIIs, Mfs, Banks Allowed to trade in commodites 30/05/2006 10786.63 -0.61 Unitech bags biggest real estate deal for Rs.1,582 Cr 24/05/2006 10573.15 -2.31 Sensex Plunges a record 826 points 18/05/2006 11391.43 -6.76 Listed cos allowed raise funds locally from QIBs 09/05/2006 12513.86 0.41 Gold hits Rs.10k Mark for first time 04/05/2006 12347.63 0.30 Citi Buys 10% in HDFC 03/05/2006 12310.72 0.75 IPO Scam: Sebi Bars Karvy, Indiabulls from Market 28/04/2006 11851.93 0.14 Hutchison offers to buy out hinujas for $450m 27/04/2006 11835.02 -0.87 Sensex Shruges Past another 1000, Hits 12k 21/04/2006 12030.3 -0.08 Billion $ Baby RIL strikes 60mt oil in KG Basin 20/04/2006 12039.55 1.21 JP Morgan, IDF to buy 20% in L&T arm for Rs.500 cr 20/04/2006 12039.55 1.21 KKR Buys Felxtronics unit for $900m 18/04/2006 11821.57 2.44 Govt allows Postal Dept to invest Rs.3,000 Cr from Insurance fund in Stock Market 14/04/2006 11821.57 2.44 Chevron acquires 5% in RPL 13/04/2006 11237.23 -1.04 EDS makes $380m conditional offer to acquire 52% in Mphasis 04/04/2006 11638.01 0.64 Union Budget for 2006-07 Presented 28/02/2006 10370.24 0.86 Sensex Touches Historical 10000 mark 06/02/2006 9980.42 2.44 Special Trading for Reliance Industries to Adjust Demerger Prices 18/01/2006 9237.53 -0.82 SC Stays Bombay HC Order barring Sale of NTC Mill land 14/12/2005 9241.76 -0.24 Gold and Silver Prices Touches Alltime High 12/12/2005 9133.67 0.73 Sensex Hits The 9000 Mark 28/11/2005 8994.94 1.19 NDA gets Majority in Bihar Polls 22/11/2005 8534.97 -0.88 Govt. allows 49% FDI in ARCs Through Non-Automatic Route. 09/11/2005 8308.78 -0.11 Monetary Policy for the Current Fiscal Announced 25/10/2005 7991.74 0.90 Cabinet Clears 74% FDI In Telecom Sector. 20/10/2005 7935.12 -0.45 Infosys Half Year Revenue for FY'06' Crosses $ 1bn 11/10/2005 8540.56 0.67 Global Interest Rates, Slow growth and inflation in US Melts the Market. 06/10/2005 8528.7 -2.24 Government Prescribe Thumb Rule for PSU Bank's Merger 04/10/2005 8799.96 1.18 IT Raids On Brokerages, Market Melt Down 265 Points 22/09/2005 8221.64 -3.13 Consolidation In Aditya Birla Group Companies 11/09/2005 8221.64 -3.13 Sensex Closes Over 8000 08/09/2005 8052.56 1.33 Hike In Petrol & Diesel Prices 08/09/2005 8052.56 1.33 SEBI Ask Companies To Hike NPH To 25% 26/08/2005 7680.22 0.26 Govt Call Off Sale In 13 Profit Making PSUs 16/08/2005 7768.24 0.01 Oracle Acquires I-Flex 02/08/2005 7756.04 1.13 Rain Halts Mumbai 26/07/2005 7552.77 0.63 Hutch-Essar Acquires BPL Communications 20/07/2005 7342.89 -0.05 London Bomb Blast 07/07/2005 7145.13 -1.95 Reliance Capital Buys Adlab Films 30/06/2005 7193.85 1.04 Ambani Empire Officially Split 18/06/2005 6984.55 1.13 Sensex Touches 7000 18/06/2005 6984.55 1.13 Credit Policy Announced 28/04/2005 6284.2 0.09 Infy Guidance : Sensex Crashes 220 Points 15/04/2005 6248.34 -3.39 Chidambaram Presented his Forth Budget 28/02/2005 6713.86 2.19 EPF Rate Hiked At 9.5% 03/02/2005 6619.97 1.38 Govt Allow PF To Invest In Stock Market 28/01/2005 6419.09 2.88 Holcim-Acc Deal At $800Mn 20/01/2005 6183.24 0.16 PM Scraps Press Note 18 12/01/2005 6102.74 -1.93 RIL announces Buyback at Rs. 570 Per Share. Sensex Closes Over 6500 27/12/2004 6513.03 0.23 FII Inflow crosses $8m 03/12/2004 6322.76 -0.09 Ambani Bros Tussle Rattles Market 19/11/2004 5961.71 -1.06 Sensex Crosses 6000On Muhurat Day 12/11/2004 5964.01 0.16 Infy's Record Issue OF $1Bn ADS 08/11/2004 5930.47 0.66 President Bush Re-Elected 03/11/2004 5842.54 1.53 Credit Policy Presented. Repo Rate Up 25bps 26/10/2004 5651.09 1.25 Birla Sunlife Acquires Alliance Mutual Fund 18/10/2004 5679.83 0.12 Maharastra Election Results Declared DF Back In Power 16/10/2004 5679.83 -0.12 Oil Prices Climb Above $52 Per Barrel 06/10/2004 5713.75 -0.78 Inflation Jumps To 42-Month High Of 7.96% As Fuel Rates Surge 20/08/2004 5064.66 -1.15 Govt Cuts Customs & Excise Duties On Petro Products 17/08/2004 5102.94 0.01 Sensex Slips With Inflation at a Higher End at 7.5 % 06/08/2004 5196.99 -1.06 TCS IPO Hits Market 05/08/2004 5252.78 1.62 RBI Announces Merger of Failed GTB With OBC 26/07/2004 5118.17 0.88 Depositors Rush to Withdraw As GTB Sends Shockwaves 24/07/2004 5118.17 0.88 PC Presents Budget, STT Proposed 08/07/2004 4843.84 -2.26 Laloo Presents His First Railway Budget for 2004 06/07/2004 4928.59 1.75 All States Agrees To Introduce VAT From April '05 18/06/2004 4769.99 -1.44 Petrol & LPG Prices Hiked 15/06/2004 4814.85 1.45 Infosys Declares A Record Dividend of 2590% 12/06/2004 4814.85 1.45 P Chidambaram Takes Over The Finance Ministry 24/05/2004 5123.23 3.26 Dr. Manmohan Singh Sworn In As India's 14th Prime Minister 22/05/2004 5123.23 3.26 Bloodbath On The Dalal Street 17/05/2004 4505.16 -11.14 Anti-Divestment Statement From UPA Partners 14/05/2004 5069.87 -6.10 NDA Voted Out 13/05/2004 5399.47 0.77 Andhra Assembly Results: Naidu Loses 11/05/2004 5325.9 -4.14 Exit Poll Results of Final Phase 10/05/2004 5555.84 -2.01 Exit Poll Results of 2nd Phase 27/04/2004 5712.28 -3.60 4-Phase Lok Sabha Elections Starts 20/04/2004 5804.81 0.07 Bonus & Huge Special Dividend From Infy 13/04/2004 5904.52 2.09 General Elections Announced 01/03/2004 5823.17 2.75 Huge Profit-Booking To Buy PSU IPO's 19/02/2004 5855.1 -2.85 Vote On Account 03/02/2004 5620.98 -1.31 Moody's Upgrades India Rating 22/01/2004 5593.74 -2.86 SEBI Guidance : Only Regulated Entites Can Issue P-Notes 22/01/2004 5593.74 -2.86 FDI Cap Raised to 74 % For Pvt Banks & Oil Sector 15/01/2004 6063.91 -2.10 IDEA Acquires Escotel for Rs.1,150 Cr 15/01/2004 6063.91 -2.10 Mini Budget Announced 08/01/2004 6108.54 2.54 RIL Acquires Nocil 07/01/2004 5957.02 0.23 SEBI Allows Margin Trading 07/01/2004 5957.02 0.23 Sensex Crosses 6000 02/01/2004 6026.59 1.88 Sensex Cruises Past 5500 after 45 Months 19/12/2003 5541.35 1.58 S&P Upgrades Outlook On India's Forex Ratings From Nagative to Stable 16/12/2003 5437.05 0.86 Ranbaxy Buys Out RPG Aventis, SA For 70 Million Euros 13/12/2003 5437.05 0.86 RBI Clears Way for Banks To Invest In Equity Mutual Funds 10/12/2003 5285.54 1.07 BJP Bas 3 out of 4 states in The Assembly Election 04/12/2003 5225.9 0.08 HSBC Buys 14.7 % In UTI Bank At Rs.90/- Per Share 02/12/2003 5186.08 0.49 R.S. Sharma Arrested in Telgi Scam 01/12/2003 5160.85 2.30 Dollar Falls To Its Record Lowest to The Euro 19/11/2003 4823.73 -1.38 JISCO-JVSL Approves Merger, 13/11/2003 4949.16 -1.13 Sensex Blasts Past 5000 For The 2nd Time In The History 03/11/2003 5063.03 3.18 Cabinet Clears Unified Telecom Licensing Regime 31/10/2003 4906.87 2.64 Reliance Buys Overseas Flag Telecom For Rs. 1000 Crores 16/10/2003 4887.32 0.66 Sensex Sprints Past 4800 On Tech Support 13/10/2003 4849.27 1.69 Sebi Makes Listin Compulsory For Bonds OF Public Companies 30/09/2003 4453.24 1.16 SC Stays BPCL, HPCL Selloff 16/09/2003 4274.75 1.93 Y.V. Reddy Becomes New RBI Governor 06/09/2003 4274.75 1.93 Sensex Races Past 4300 Mark 01/09/2003 4324.76 1.89 WTO Strikes Deal On Cheap Drugs, Two Point Licensing Process Okayed 30/08/2003 4324.76 1.89 Bomb Blast At Gateway OF India & Kalbadevi 25/08/2003 4004.63 -2.92 Cola Companies Get Clean Chit From Health Minister Sushma Swaraj 21/08/2003 4095.39 0.96 Sensex Breaches 4000-Mark 19/08/2003 4006.91 0.73 Stell PSU SAIL jumps, M-Cap Surpassed That Of Wipro 18/08/2003 3977.73 1.44 SEBI Bans Samir Arora 09/08/2003 3977.73 1.44 CSE Study Targets The Soft Drinks, Coke, Pepsi Test Positive For Pesticides 05/08/2003 3765.82 -1.74 Sensex Shifted To Free Float Methodology 01/08/2003 3815.31 0.60 Bomb Blasts In Ghatkopar, Mumbai 28/07/2003 3739.76 0.36 Maruti Lists With A Roar, Closes At 31% Premium 09/07/2003 3620.79 -0.24 HLL Sells Dalda Brand To Bunge of US 20/06/2003 3499.5 1.30 Birlas Bag L&T's Cement Divison For Rs. 2200 Cr 17/06/2003 3431.03 2.83 Alagh Quits Britannia 04/06/2003 3216.49 1.08 Rupee Breaches The Rs 47-Mark 19/05/2003 3043.89 -0.42 Sebi Orders Cos To Seek Approval From SEs Before Filing Scheme Of Merger 09/05/2003 2950 -0.39 Rajya Sabha Approves Finance Bill 06/05/2003 2993 0.59 Govt. clarifies on the Capital Gain Exemption Clause 01/05/2003 2993 0.59 Rbi Governor Jalan Cuts Bank Rate By 25Bps To 6% 29/04/2003 2950.14 0.46 Infy Guidance Sends Shockwave, Erodes Tech Valuations 10/04/2003 3035.33 -3.37 US-Led War Against Iraq Starts 20/03/2003 3192.93 2.30 HPCL & BPCL Sell-Off Cleared Major Cabinet Reshuffle, Shourie Gets Commerce Ministry As Well 27/01/2003 3247.71 -1.22 Moddy's Cuts RIL Outlook From Stable To Negative 14/01/2003 3335.35 0.25 Reliance Infocom Launched 27/12/2002 3398 0.45 Reliance Infocomm Starts Retailing 27/12/2002 3398 0.45 Reliance seeks control over BSES, makes open offer at Rs 230 a share 20/12/2002 3337.22 0.10 JPC indicts regulators and finance ministry for stock scams 19/12/2002 3333.86 0.02 Sebi allows bourses to select scripts for derivative trading from top 500 list 29/11/2002 3228.82 0.25 Bill Gates opens Rs 2000 crore FDI window for India 12/11/2002 2961.24 0.45 Jalan presents Credit Policy 2003-2004 29/10/2002 2885.23 1.79 Terrorist attack on Akshardham temple in Gujarat 24/09/2002 3022.25 0.03 S&P downgrades India's currency sovereign rating 19/09/2002 3040.3 -0.96 FM rolls out Rs 1000 crore of tax sops with respect to 80l 31/07/2002 2987.65 -0.11 Govt plans UTI split, to put US-64 in new AMc 26/07/2002 3024.35 -2.28 Abdul Kalamtakes over as India's 11th president 25/07/2002 3094.96 -0.40 Business maharaja Dhirubhai passes away 06/07/2002 3094.96 -0.40 Jaswant Singh takes over as new FM 01/07/2002 3288.71 1.36 Jaswant Singh Rolls Back VAT Pronouncements 01/07/2002 3288.71 1.36 Advani appointed as Deputy PM 29/06/2002 3288.71 1.36 WorldCom revelation on accounting scam rocks the market 26/06/2002 3180.89 -1.04 Bajaj family heads for split with Shishir Bajaj opring out 20/06/2002 3264.02 0.67 RBI raises promoter cap in private secto banks to 49% from 40% 07/06/2002 3217.76 -1.27 ICICI proposes to merge with ICICI Bank 01/06/2002 3217.76 -1.27 The market reacts to the tension at the border 21/05/2002 3186.53 -2.93 Maruti disinvestment cleared 14/05/2002 3420.33 -0.64 Bhagawati Panel clears open offer payment via shares 10/05/2002 3431.32 -0.89 NDA govt wins the censure motion on Gujarat 01/05/2002 3431.32 -0.89 Bharti cuts ISD rates by 40% 22/04/2002 3390.25 0.77 RIL gets shareholder's nod for RPL merger 08/04/2002 3480.17 -0.58 Govt cuts small savings rate to 9% 30/03/2002 3480.17 -0.58 FM rolls back cap on Relief Bonds 20/03/2002 3581.32 0.59 First takeover in the MF industry-Franklin Templeton proposes to buy Pioneer ITI 18/03/2002 3613.28 -0.12 Sebi slams door on interim dividends 06/03/2002 3614.44 -0.73 Finance Bill 2002-03 presented in parliament 28/02/2002 3562.31 -3.87 Communal tension after attack on Sabarmati Express 27/02/2002 3705.66 -0.19 Railway Budget presented 26/02/2002 3712.74 2.75 MR. G.N. Bajpai appointed as new SEBI chief 20/02/2002 3558.21 -1.10 FM and RBI clear two-way fungibility of ADRs/GDRs 13/02/2002 3519.87 0.63 FIIs allowed to trade in derivatives segment 07/02/2002 3436.94 0.28 Govt. releases the 2nd list of disinvestment; it includes BPCL & HPCL 05/02/2002 3311.73 -0.16 Tension flares as India tests its short-range Agni missile 25/01/2002 3332.3 -0.76 Terror strikes the American centre at Kolkata 22/01/2002 3368.28 -0.41 Sebi permits unlisted companies to list via debt securities 15/01/2002 3352.52 -1.62 Petrol and Diesel prices cut for the first time 11/01/2002 3362.88 -0.56 Introduction of Compulsory Roling System for all scrips 01/01/2002 3246.15 -0.50 Terrorist attack on Parliament 13/12/2001 3388.59 -0.69 US Attack on Afganisthan 08/11/2001 3059.97 1.53 Fears of War 17/09/2001 2680.98 -5.27 Terrorist attack no US 11/09/2001 3150.4 -1.04 Ban on Badla 02/07/2001 3426.03 -0.89 Arrest Of Ketan Parekh 30/03/2001 3604.38 -3.92 Tehelka Revelations About Defense Bribery 16/03/2001 3745.74 -1.94 Tehelka Revelation 13/03/2001 3540.65 -6.03 Short sellin By Bear Cartel 02/03/2001 4095.16 -4.13 Gujarat Quake Pulls down Sensex 29/01/2001 4234.57 -2.21 TMT Crash on Arrest of Bharat Shah 08/01/2001 4120.43 -1.51 Concerns on Domestic Fuel Price Hike 22/09/2000 4032.37 -5.28 Concerns on domestic fuel Price hike 22/09/2000 4032.37 -5.28 Hike in bank Rate by 1% and rash Reserve ration 0.5 basis Points 24/07/2000 4188.34 -6.17 Un certainty over possible interest rate hike by US Federal Reserves 11/05/2000 4251.36 -4.64 Profit Booking 08/05/2000 4463.4 -4.91 Rumors on Finmin's Probe in IT Firms 02/05/2000 4372.22 -6.13 Biggest fall in Dow Jones 17/04/2000 4880.71 -5.63 Major Fall in Nasdaq 13/04/2000 5172.13 -4.69 IT Dept Issues Notice to FIIs 04/04/2000 4691.46 -7.15 Union Budget 29/02/2000 5446.98 -5.12 Budget pulls down Sensex 293 points 29/02/2000 5446.98 -5.12 Union Budget Announced 29/02/2000 5446.98 -5.12 Rumors on the change in the margin structure of stock Exchange 23/02/2000 5642.46 -4.09 Sensex Touches 6000 Mark 11/02/2000 5933.56 2.50 IT dept Survey 11/01/2000 5296.3 -4.02 Sensex Touches 5000 Mark 30/12/1999 5005.82 1.34 Air Attacks On Kargil 26/05/1999 3973.3 -2.14 Fall of Vajpayee Govt 17/04/1999 3326.98 -6.88 Yashwant Sinha's Budget II 27/02/1999 3399.63 5.13 US Imposes Sanctions 05/12/1998 3399.63 5.13 S&P Lowers Rating To BB 22/10/1998 3399.63 5.13 Sensex falls 7% on US 64 Scame 05/10/1998 2878.07 -7.23 Moody's Two Notch Downgrade 19/06/1998 3143.1 -4.53 Yashwant Sinha's Budget I 01/06/1998 3642.68 -1.19 India Conducts nuke tests 11/05/1998 3642.68 -1.19 Vajpayee Sworn in As PM 19/03/1998 3820 -0.11 The Asian Meltdown 28/10/1997 3820.87 -0.11 Sensex Zooms past 4500 mark 07/08/1997 4447.06 -1.68 RIL Gives 1:1 Bonus 26/06/1997 4116.56 0.56 Kesri Pulls Plug on Gowda 31/03/1997 3360.89 -8.26 P.Chidambaram Dream Budget 28/02/1997 2651.91 6.54 P. Chidambaram Budget I 22/07/1996 3807.6 1.18 BJP Loses Confidence Vote 27/05/1996 3653.1 -1.51 Manmohan Singh Budget VI (Interim) 28/02/1996 3494.09 -0.72 Manmohan Singh Budget V 15/03/1995 3487.07 0.63 D R Mehta Appointed as new SEBI Chief 21/02/1995 3280.83 -2.26 Manmohan Singh Budget IV 28/02/1994 4286.2 1.16 SEBI Bans Badla 13/12/1993 3454.81 1.56 Manmohan Singh Budget III 27/02/1993 2652.4 -5.71 FIIs Enter India 01/01/1993 2652.4 -5.71 Babri Masjid Demolition 10/12/1992 2550.22 -5.44 Scam Exposed 26/04/1992 2550.22 -5.44 Harshad Mehta Led Rally 23/04/1992 2550.22 -5.44 Manmohan Singh Budget II 29/02/1992 3017.68 9.37 Manmohan singh Budget I 24/07/1991 1485.76 4.68 Rupee Devaluation From Rs.21 to 26 03/07/1991 1312.87 1.48 Gulf War Begins 17/01/1991 1312.87 1.48 Sensex Touches 1000 23/07/1990 1007.97 7.15