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- Highlights of the Stock Market 14years
- 2000 In India, the Ketan Parekh scam put an end to the badla or the carry- forward trading in the stock market. The traditional system allowed stockbrokers to put off settling their trades and delay settlement by paying a fee to the stock exchange. India ushered in internet-based trading. The National Stock Exchange took the lead and allowed web-based platforms to offer online trading facilities to retail investors sitting at home.
- More in 2000 The year also saw the burst of the dotcom bubble. It brought down aspirations of the ICE (Information Technology, Communications and Entertainment) sector as it was called then. Benchmark indices like Sensex and Nifty nearly halved in value. Technology shares represented by BSE IT sector index tumbled 71%.
- 2001 Derivatives trading commenced on the National Stock Exchange. It ushered a new era replacing a traditional badla or carry-forward system for speculation. It was launched in phases with trading commencing in Nifty or index futures and options first. Stock futures were introduced later.
- 2002 Exchange Traded Funds or ETFs were introduced in the Indian market by the National Stock Exchange. An ETF is a basket of stocks that reflects the composition of an Index, like CNX Nifty.
- 2003 Stock markets witnessed another significant transformation. The settlement cycle was cut to two days when ‘T+2’ settlement system was introduced in the cash market. The settlement day is when buyers get shares and sellers get the money. India joined a unique set of markets in the world.
- 2004 The BSE Sensex crossed 6000 for the first time in June 2004. For the first time in the history of the Indian stock market, foreign institutional investors injected $ 9bn in a single calendar year. India has been a major recipient of FII flows after Korea and Taiwan since then among emerging markets. FIIs now control nearly 25% of India’s stock market capitalization.
- 2005 FIIs continued to pour money into Indian equities fuelling the rally in the BSE Sensex that topped 8000. India’s equity market, for the first time, received more money than any other big emerging market like Korea and Taiwan but excluding China. By the end of the year, the BSE Sensex topped 9000.
- 2006 The BSE Sensex witnessed a rapid movement upwards as it went passed 14000, a staggering 5000 points in less than a year. FIIs continued to push over $ 8 bn in the year as India witnessed an average 9% GDP growth. It was a year of euphoria in the stock market
- 2007 Share prices rallied on the back of a strong economic growth. Companies reported strong profit growth and benchmark indices continued to scale new peaks. In 2007, the BSE Sensex scaled a peak of 20,000.
- The world woke up to a global financial crisis this year. Share prices across markets tumbled. In India, the Sensex that scaled a peak of 20,000 a year earlier, witnessed a virtual wipe out of gains falling below 10,000. Markets across the board witnessed poor risk appetite. Investors wanted to hold cash and gold. NSE launched the ‘India VIX index’ during the year. The index measures volatility in stock prices and works as a lead indicator. The two premier stock exchanges, BSE and NSE and also introduced currency derivatives during the year. These measures enhanced the depth of the Indian financial markets. 2008
- 2010 For the first time, the value of FII investment in India topped Rs 1,00,000 crore. This indicated the confidence these investors had in Indian equities over the years. They continue to remain a dominant force in Indian equity markets. Stock exchanges allowed brokers to introduce mobile trading platforms. The proliferation of mobile phones has resulted in banking and e- commerce adapting itself to the technology.
- 13. 2014 A watershed election in the history of the country fuelled a dramatic rally in Indian equity markets. As the stock market anticipated a decisive mandate, the BSE Sensex scaled new peaks. It touched 22000 in March and by the time results were out it topped 25000. In July 2014, it crossed 26000 on the back of the budget that new government announced on 10 July 2014.
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