Sensex at 11,000, March 27, 2006

11] 11,000, March 27, 2006 -
The Sensex on March 21, 2006 crossed 11,000 and touched a peak of 11,001 points during mid-session at the Bombay Stock Exchange for the first time. However, it was on March 27, 2006 that the Sensex first closed at over 11,000 points.

Sensex at 10,000, February 7, 2006

10] 10,000, February 7, 2006 -
The Sensex on February 6, 2006 touched 10,003 points during mid-session. The Sensex finally closed above the 10K-mark on February 7, 2006.

SENSEX at 9000, December 09, 2005

9] 9000, December 09, 2005 -
The Sensex on November 28, 2005 crossed 9000 to touch 9000.32 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.

SENSEX at 8000, September 8, 2005

8] 8000, September 8, 2005 -
On September 8, 2005, the Bombay Stock Exchange's benchmark 30-share index -- the Sensex -- crossed the 8000 level following brisk buying by foreign and domestic funds in early trading.

Sensex at 7000, June 21, 2005

7] 7000, June 21, 2005 -

On June 20, 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.

Sensex at 6000, February 11, 2000

6] 6000, February 11, 2000 -

On February 11, 2000, the infotech boom helped the Sensex to cross the 6,000-mark and hit and all time high of 6,006.

Sensex at 5000, October 11, 1999

5] 5000, October 11, 1999 -
On October 8, 1999, the Sensex crossed the 5,000-mark as the BJP-led coalition won the majority in the 13th Lok Sabha election in INDIA.