After the Sensex made its debut on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) in April 1979 with a base point of 100, it took 41 years to reach 50k.
Sensex crossed 1,000 in July 1990
It touched 10,000 in February 2006, after 16 years
The 20K level was achieved in December 2007 after 20 months
It crossed 30,000 in March 2015 after almost eight years
The index touched 40,000 in May 2019 after four years
After six months it crossed 41,000 in November 2019
From its November 2019 level, it suffered a setback
Sensex fell to 25,639 on 23rd March 2020
However, the comeback was the fastest in its entire journey. It regained all lost ground in almost 11 months.
Pharma, IT, metals and selective banking stocks were the major contributor for the index taking it from 40,000 to 50,000 in 100 days.
