Bombay Stock Exchange
Indian stock exchange in Mumbai
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| 2025 | Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) pulled out over ₹61,000 crore (approximately $7.3 billion) from Indian equities between January and March. |
| April 3 2025 | The Indian rupee depreciated, opening at 85.70–85.75 per U.S. dollar, reflecting ongoing economic challenges. |
| March 2025 | A brief market rebound occurred, with the Nifty Financial Services Index rising approximately 9%, though analysts warned the recovery was fragile. |
| February 28 2025 | The Sensex experienced a single-day drop of over 1,000 points, deepening market fears and signaling a significant market downturn. |
| January 2025 | Market indices began showing signs of weakness, marking the initial phase of the Indian stock market crash. |
| July 1 2024 | Nifty recovers and reaches 24,141.95, showing resilience after the initial market crash. |
| June 4 2024 | Nifty falls to 21,884.50, experiencing a 5.93% decline (approximately 1,380 points) due to unexpected election results. |
| June 3 2024 | Nifty index stands at 23,263.90 before the stock market crash following the 2024 general election. |
| May 21 2024 | BSE reached a significant milestone by becoming the world's 6th largest stock exchange with a market capitalization exceeding US$5 trillion. |
| May 21 2024 | Reached a significant milestone with market capitalization exceeding US$5 trillion, establishing itself as the world's 6th largest stock exchange. |
| September 27 2023 | Sensex reaches an all-time high of Rs 85,978.84 before the significant market downturn. |
| April 2021 | SEBI reports that approximately 89% of individual stock traders in the equity Futures & Options (F&O) segment incurred financial losses during this financial year. |
| March 23 2020 | Sensex lost 3,934.72 points (13.15%) and Nifty plunged 1,135 points (12.98%) to 7,610.25, hitting its lowest levels since 2016. This was triggered by coronavirus-led lockdowns and fears of a global recession, marking the biggest weekly loss since October 2008. |
| March 16 2020 | Sensex plunged by 2,713.41 points (around 8%), the second-worst fall in its history, with Nifty ending below 9,200 at 9,197.40 due to global economic recession. |
| March 12 2020 | Sensex fell by 2,919.26 points (−8.18%) and Nifty-50 broke down by 868.2 points (−8.30%) after WHO declared the Coronavirus outbreak a 'pandemic'. Sensex ended at a 33-month low of 32,778.14. |
| March 9 2020 | Sensex fell by 1,941.67 points, while Nifty-50 dropped by 538 points, with markets closing at Sensex 35,634.95 and Nifty-50 at 10,451.45, impacted by COVID-19 outbreak fears and the Yes Bank crisis. |
| March 6 2020 | Yes Bank was taken over by RBI under its management for reconstruction and will be merged with SBI to ensure smooth functioning, as the bank had been struggling with bad loans. |
| February 28 2020 | Sensex lost 1,448 points and Nifty fell by 432 points due to growing global tension caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, which WHO said had pandemic potential. Both BSE and NSE experienced their worst weekly fall since 2009. |
| February 1 2020 | During the presentation of the FY 2020–21 Union budget, Nifty fell by over 3% (373.95 points) and Sensex fell by more than 2% (987.96 points), influenced by the global breakdown amid the coronavirus pandemic centered in China. |
| October 2018 | BSE became the first stock exchange in India to launch commodity derivatives contracts for gold and silver. |
| February 5 2018 | Indian stock markets continued to decline, with the BSE Sensex falling 600 points over two days and the Nifty 50 dropping to 10,676, primarily due to the proposed long-term capital gains tax. |
| February 2 2018 | BSE Sensex fell by 570 points to 35,328, triggered by the Finance Minister's proposal to introduce a 10% long-term capital gains tax on equity shares. |
| February 3 2017 | BSE was listed on the National Stock Exchange (NSE). |
| December 30 2016 | BSE established India INX, the first international exchange of India. |
| September 2012 | BSE became a Partner Exchange of the United Nations Sustainable Stock Exchange initiative. |
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