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Indira Gandhi Prime Minister Morarji Desai Indira Gandhi Rajiv Gandhi V.P. Singh P. V. Narasimha Rao H. D. Deve Gowda I.K. Gujral Atal Bihari Vajpayee Manmohan Singh Narendra Modi Prime Minister
Charan Singh Chandra Shekhar Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Indian National Congress Party Janata Party Indian National Congress Indian National Congress Janata Dal Indian National Congress Janata Dal Bharatiya Janata Party Indian National Congress Bharatiya Janata Party Party

Samajwadi Janata Party Bharatiya Janata Party

70 Indian stock market capitalization SEBI revises the calculation of circuit limits
S&P maintains India ratings at 'BBB-' 70
1USD = INR 17.50 Hong Kong returns Indian stock market capitalization to nominal GDP ratio: 65%. Crude Oil price hits $100/bbl
Bush and Yeltsin declare formal end to nominal GDP ratio: 45%. for the first time. India has the highest number on a daily basis for Sensex and Nifty.
Plaza Accord: U.S dollar depreciated to Chinese rule. The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic
China overtakes the U.S. as the to the cold war; agree to exchange visits. 1USD = INR32.42. China and India re-open Nathu La Pass, of U.S.-FDA approved pharmaceutical RBI issues deadline to clean up
1 USD = INR 7.86. in relation to Japanese Yen. Union Carbide agrees to pay USD $470 M More than 100 M people - almost 2% was confirmed to have spread
world's largest producer of wheat. an ancient trade route through the Himalayas, which manufacturing facilities outside of the U.S. the banks' balance sheets by March 2017.
to the Indian government for the damages it caused of the world's population - attend the Maha Kumbh to India on 30 January 2020 from China.
India becomes a India overtakes the U.S. as the was once part of the Silk Road. This pass had been Indian stock market capitalization
in the 1984 Bhopal Disaster. Mela festival in Allahabad, making it the largest gathering Petrol and Diesel prices Finance Minister Arun Jaitley,
world's largest producer of milk. to nominal GDP ratio: 76%. Soft IPO market; 2016 was the worst year for
50 member of WTO.
of human beings in history.
closed since the Sino-Indian war in 1962.
deregulated in India. IPOs since 2003, with money raised through in his Budget 2018 speech, 50
MCA statute passed in To combat inflation in the U.S., Black Monday: Global stock markets tanked re-introduced Long term
90,000 Kashmiri Hindus fled new issues down about 40%.
1980, easing banking regulations Paul Volcker of the Federal Reserve including the U.S. stock market. Dow down 508 points China unifies its dual exchange rates; yuan BRICKS Development capital gains (LTCG).
1 USD = INR 7.86. insurgent-struck Kashmir. Investigation unearths LIBOR scandal. Various
and giving Federal Reserve greater Board holds interest rates high, at 13%. (-22.6%) owing to speculative programmable trading. devalued by 33% overnight to 8.7 to USD. Bank established.
6,500 India and the U.S. ink the Civil Nuclear Cooperation Initiative, banks fined over $9 B. Interest rates for profit 6,500
1 USD = INR 8.39. control over non-member banks. Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi assasinated. sharing started as back as 2003. LIBOR rigged to
a 10-year defense framework, lifting a 3-decade U.S. moratorium on India jumps in ease of doing business rank by 30
30
India overtakes the U.S. as the
Glass-Steagall Act of 1933 is repealed,
allowing any single institution to act as a
INR/USD Exchange nuclear trade with India. India agrees to separate its civil and military
nuclear facilities and places all its civil resources under IAEA safeguards.
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visits
China. Bilateral trade surpasses $50 B and
show better credit worthiness of banks. places; currently placed in top 100. 30

4,500 Diplomatic ties between India and China

Tim Berners-Lee submits his
proposal for the World Wide Web. The European Union
world's 2nd largest producer of wheat.
combination of investment bank, commercial
bank, and an insurance company.
Rate(UPS & DOWNS) China becomes India's largest trading partner in goods. Gold hits all
time high. Goes past
Indian market cap to
nominal GDP ratio: 80%.
Government approves merger
Fed Reserve increased key interest rate by 0.25% of Dena Bank and Vijaya 4,500
are re-established for the first time is ratified. to a range of 0.50% to 0.75% on the back Bank with Bank of Baroda
The SEC proposes a system of voluntary India - The U.S. bilateral trade INR 35,074 per 10 gm Brazil's central bank COVID-19 pandemic fallout: A third of Kerala
since the Sino-Indian war in 1962. 1 USD = INR 12.36. strengthening economic conditions, and President
Barrings Bank collapses. Asian Financial Crises. regulation allowing investment banks touches $25 B in value. raised its benchmark expats who returned may not go back
Dot.com bubble - S&P 500 trailing Euro currency debuts in to hold less capital in reserve QE lanched in the U.K. £75 B Commodity Exchange elect, Donald Trump’s proposal to beef up
10 10
Junk bond crash
in the U.S.
GDP Per Capita Income(PPP)(FY) Yuan boxed between 8.277 and
PE ratio reaches as high as 34. 12 European countries. and increase leverage.
₹23,872
over three months; interest
rates at a record low of 0.5%.
₹24,978
Scam unfolds - NSEL crises. interest rate to 14.25%;
the highest in nine years.
infrastructure spending and cut taxes.
₹42,006.68 billion
2,500 8.280 for about 3 yrs; stable during 2,500
Gold tops $300/oz The U.S. and India sign a nuclear ₹20,117 ₹19,728
Asian Financial Crises. Brent crude oil price
National Emergency for first time. OPEC to cut oil prices for Operation Floodlight successful, agreement; access to civilian nuclear Bernie Madoff's Ponzi
Intra-day oil under $10/barrel. Indian stock market capitalization falls to a six-year low.
declared in India. the first time from $29/barrel. Ernakulam declared the first literate region in India. technology granted to India. scam worth $65 B
Communal riots in Gujarat. to nominal GDP ratio: 53%
Dot-com bubble bursts.
Gold reaches $500/oz. Collapse of hedge fund : Long term ₹516 dollars unearthed. ₹6,914
Capital Managment (LTCM).
500 ₹423 500
China Foreign Exchange Trade System. The China allows the Yuan to trade ₹-2,817
The Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, Revision of Special Drawing Right Yuan's value is fixed at about 8.28 to the Dollar, in a 30-basis-point band.
30,000
11
1973 was extended to the State of Sikkim. currency weights: USD-40%, Yen-17%, and the Central Bank intervenes to keep it stable. ₹-3,247
The Yuan hits a record
Gold peaks at $850/oz. ₹-6,614 ₹-5,883
Chinese inflation rate for the Deutsche Mark-21%, French Franc-11% Terrorists attack the 1,966 Trade
World China revalues the yuan by 2.1%. 914
423 China widens the high of 6.2884 per dollar. ₹-11,027
first 10 months of the year hits 17%. and Pound Sterling-11%. Union Budget (1997-1998), popularly known as Center in New York. Over 3,000 are killed.
Japan, Germany and the U.S Yuan's daily trading band against 8.9 9.1
8.9 8.7 8.9
the Dream Budget: Maximum marginal income tax was President Bush declares war on terror and deploys the Dollar to 0.5% from 0.3%.
U.S. Dollar hit 8.2 Govt announces INR2.11T PSU bank -2,569
As a percentage of all resources, The U.S. prime rate at a record high are the top producers of
3 Months RBI 8.1 7.9 ₹-18,244
Operation Blue Star. Japan's Nikkei Stock Average Demolition of Babri Masjid slashed from 40% to 30%. Income tax rate for domestic troops in Afghanistan. The Taliban government collapses. 8.3
FII-Equity
Switzerland and Belgium are the post WWII low. 7.2 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.4 recapitalisation plan.
of 21.5%; annual inflation at 12.5%. hits an all-time high of 38,916 points. sparks communal riots. companies was cut to 35%, from the earlier 40%. Peak electricity through solar energy. 7.2 7.2 7.2 Indian government's latest
6.1 6.7 6.8 6.8 7 6.7
largest producers of electricity
through nuclear sources. Tequila crises: Sudden devaluation of
customs duty was reduced from 50% to 40%. Commodity Futures Modernization Act: The
bill prevented the Commodity Futures Trading
6.5
5.8
5.1
5.8
5.3
5.8
6.1 5.5 6.3
Bond Yield 5.8 India ranked 150th as
per GDP per capita income
China devalues Yuan
6.5
6.3 6.3
6.6 6.4 6.4
6.1
stimulus-12,684
to boost jobs,
-11,410
credit, farm sector
-12,039

Mexican peso gives to rise an interest 5 4.8 5 by 1.9% against USD,

Commission from regulating most over-the-counter 4.6 by World Bank. Sensex crashed nearly
Oil Price shock: Kuwait invasion disrupts oil imports rate crises. Peso devalued by 50%. 4.2 Subprime mortgage 4
National Value of global first time since devaluation 4.2
The Carter administration enacts the Nuclear Nonproliferation Act, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi derivative contracts, including credit default swaps. 1,689 points on early U.S. ₹27,514.50 billion
3.6 3.8
to India, adds to Balance of Payments crises. crisis in the U.S. 3.3 3.3 derivatives market at over in 1994. Sparks currency
requiring countries not included in the Nonproliferation Treaty, assasinated. Voluntary Disclosure of Sarbanes–Oxley Act passed. election trends showing 20,000
Sarbanes–Oxley Sensex was trading 18% lower from 5,915 levels at the $600 trillion. war fears.
Donald Trump’s lead, 2.9
to allow inspections of all nuclear facilities by the IAE agency. Japanese Banking Income Scheme introduced.

Sensex index is published. The Sensex Japan's Nikkei stock index declines
Sensex Returns(YOY) bailout.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehub Barak and
Act passed. start of the year to 4,874 as the Vajpayee government lost
general elections. The U.S. interest rate hikes were from June 1999.
Sweden's Riksbank, first Central
Bank to implement a -Ve
The U.S. debt ceiling
raised to $17.2 trillion.
and government’s
demonetization move.
SEBI mandated reclassification
Prime Minister Modi announced
Yuan to be fully convertible under Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) In November and December due to FII buying, Sensex zoomed by about 28%. interest rate Indian stock market of mutual fund, where fund
index constituents that were selected in 1986 by over 38% in value, due to sinking Yen, ₹23,690.10 billion a 21 - day lockdown throughout
Garn–St Germain Depository Institutions Act of the current account. leader Yasir Arafat announce peace accord. of -0.25%. capitalization to nominal India starts the 18th round of talks houses had to rename and
remained constant till 1996. rising inflationary pressures and interest rates. India till 14 April to prevent
1982 passed, allowing the U.S. banks to provide PC sales cross the Tata Steel’s mega takeover of GDP ratio: 61%. with China over the land boundary issue. Annual Budget FY 2017-18: rework on thier funds
200% Marquette vs. First of Omaha: Supreme Court allows banks one B mark. European steel major Corus ₹21,376.40 billion Fiscal deficit is targeted at 3.2% of GDP.
the spread of COVID-19. 270
adjustable-rate mortgage loans and authorizing TRIPS agreement comes into
to export the usury laws of their home state nationwide federal agencies to approve bank acquisitions. In response to massive protests, the East German effect in India. Enforcing a minimum India marks the birth of for $12.2 B. The biggest ever China displaces Germany
its billionth citizen. China's trade surplus with USA and other countries; for an Indian company. as the world's largest producer PNB issued letters of undertaking
and sets off a competitive wave of deregulation. government allows their citizens to cross into As per the per capita income on
standard of intellectual property rights,
(LoUs) to help companies owned by 150
100% Bhopal Gas Tragedy. West Berlin. Shortly, the Berlin Wall is torn down. it encourages trade and technology India develops and tests nuclear International pressure to revise Yuan upward. of electricity through solar energy. purchasing power parity basis, India The U.S. Fed raises interest rates
Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi get forex
transfer between countries. weapons for the first time. ranked at 106th by World Bank. for the first time in nearly 9 years. Rates
Salomon and Bank of America Corp. (BAC) developed the to be in the range of 0.25% - 0.50%.
credit from Indian banks abroad. 60
0% first private mortgage-backed securities (MBS) bonds that 0
pooled thousands of mortgages and passed homeowners'
payments through to investors. Fiscal Deficit % of GDP(FY) Rapid Action Force established In Israel, Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin
is killed at a peace rally.
Crude oil drops to $10.68/bbl, Between April 2000 and Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee makes a Pratibha Patil becomes USA is the world’s largest
The U.S. Federal Reserve ends its
Moody’s upgraded the India’s local and foreign currency
issuer ratings to Baa2 from Baa3 and changed the outlook
-60
In response to the Soviet invasion of Rakesh Sharma becomes the first by the Home Ministry. the lowest in 12 years. September 2014, inflows of landmark visit to China — the first Indian head of government producer of Natural Gas. on the rating to stable from positive
the first woman to be elected $4.5tn bond-buying programme
Afghanistan, President Carter imposes an
embargo on grain shipments to the USSR
Indian citizen to land on moon.
Gold Returns(YOY) NAFTA, the North American Chinese President Jiang Zemin visits India, the first visit to India
by a head of state from China. The two countries sign an
FDI into Indian drugs and pharma
sector stand at about $12.6 B.
to visit China in 10 years to bolster diplomatic relations.

BSE Sensex Monthly

8 agreement on Confidence Building Measures in the Military
6 Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi makes a 5-day breakthrough visit
4 in 34 years. The two countries agree to set up a joint working
₹10.22 billion
India's wholesale price index
declines for 12 straight months
between July 1975 and June 1976,
the second longest stretch of
declining WPI figures.
Foreign Currency (Nonresident)
Accounts is introduced in India.
Transactions between India
and Hungary were placed on a
New York City bailout.
President Ford signs
Seasonal Financing Act,
releasing $2.3 B
in loans to the city.
the President of India.
₹12,379.65 billion
₹13,610.13 billion over the last 5 years. On January 4 and 7, China's stock market
fell about 7%, quickly sending stocks to tumble
Trade deficit spikes to $23B in September
and boycotts the Moscow Olympics. Free Trade Act, becomes law. BOJ QE 1 of 1.4 trillion dollars. Buyback
globally. From January 4 to 15, China’s stock 10,000 8
Field in regarding the Indo-China border areas. with 12 Month Moving Average Indian stock market
capitalization to nominal
$46 B worth bonds/month.
market fell nearly 18%. Union Badget
Five states to receive second tranche of PFC-REC loan
The yuan fell to its lowest level
GDP ratio: 146%.
since March 2011. Reserve Bank of India 9,000 6
U.S. lifts sanctions against India after Governor Urjit Patel resigns
to China, the first visit to China by an Indian Prime Minister imposition due to nuclear tests in 1998. The U.S. and Russia reach agreement to
rid Syria of its chemical weapons. 4
group to settle the boundary issue. 1999-2000 Interest rate cycle: The Fed began this ₹6,763.87 billion
India and Russia sign deals Indian stock market Exit Poll of 2019
8,000
China ratifies the Nuclear monetary policy hiking cycle with the Federal funds
Britain and China sign an agreement Crude Oil price tops $50/bbl. worth $700m, according to capitalization to nominal Robert Shiller receives Nobel prize Sugar exports at 2.5M tonne so far, Indonesia emerges
Soviet troops invade Afghanistan to rate at 4.75%. Federal fund rate was hiked by 175 India general election
that Hong Kong will revert to China in 1997. Non-Proliferation Treaty. which Moscow will supply GDP ratio: 53%. in economics for his empirical as top buyer
prop up a Communist leader. basis points in the interest rate cycle. India allowed to buy U.S.
Salomon and Bank of America Corp. (BAC) developed Uranium to Delhi. analysis on asset prices. Cyclically ISRO launches PSLV-C37, sending 104 satellites
nuclear reactors and fuel. Federal Reserve keeps
Mumbai blasts; Black Friday. the first private mortgage-backed securities (MBS) bonds China is granted permanent normal ₹3,614.7 billon adjusted PE (CAPE) ratio used. from seven countries into orbit, the highest ever 7000
For the first time in 30 years. interest rates at 0.25%; Skirmishes began between India
trade status with the United States. India launches its 1st mission £275 B is in the history of space exploration.
1007 items were permitted that pooled thousands of mortgages and passed and China. Several Indian and Chinese
Iraq invades Kuwait and siezes to moon, Chandrayaan. spent in QE since unchanged since 2008.
Rajya Sabha approved
in Open General List (OGL) European monetary crisis. homeowners' payments through to investors. Indian stock market capitalization China widens trading band for Yuan
oil assets, igniting the Persian Gulf War. March 2009. soldiers are injured in a cross-border
promoting exports. to nominal GDP ratio: 86%. against USD to 1% from 0.5%. the GSTax Bill into a law.
₹604.2 billion
₹949.32 billion clash at the Nathu La crossing.
₹32.43 billion ₹59.3 billion ₹59.72 billion ₹70.40billion Godavari and Krishna rivers linked as 6,000
Sebi imposes ban on India overtakes the U.S as the world's part of Polavaramand ILR (Interlinking Rivers)
naked short selling. second largest producer of cotton. IL&FS crisis
Nifty base value at project to help irrigate 13 lakh acres of land.
Iraq invades Iran and an Mumbai terror attacks. Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Nadir of Forex Reserves at Unified exchange rate: 1,000 points adjusted to a
eight-year war ensues. announced the Atma-Nirbhar Bharat
$1 = Rs 31.37. capital base of INR 2.06 trillion. Ketan Parekh arrested. The U.S. and India sign the New India successfully launches its first
975 M dollars.
Forex Reserve (FY) Framework for the U.S.-India Defense
Relationship, which sets priorities for
unmanned mission to Mars.
97% of the outlawed INR 500 and INR 1,000 notes
has been deposited with banks as on December 30.
Abhiyan package, with special
focus on the MSME sector.
5,000
HUL, INFY and Reliance have Gains estimated at INR 75k crore. India's GDP grows
Economic Liberalization of 1991; Sensex index is resuffled, and 13 defense cooperation in maritime security,
Rupee is made freely 45% weightage in Sensex. Rouble suffers its biggest one-day at 8.2 per cent in
Rupee devalued by 19%. of the 30 stocks in the Sensex is changed. disaster relief, and counter-terrorism.
convertible for trading, fall since 1998, as oil slides. India overtook China as the fastest growing major 2018-19 Q1
but not for investment Sensex dips 704 points; 20 personnel of the Indian army
economy in the world amid a failing global economy.
purposes. fall in rupee value to including a commanding officer,
Mandal Commission recommended Internationalization of Yuan: 4,000
Minimum corporate tax is lowest in 2 years. The Real Estate (Regulation and are killed in action in the ongoing
27% reservation quota for backward castes Dissolution of the Soviet Union, China & Russia sign
proposed, known today as MAT Development) Act , 2016, or RERA Skirmishes between India and China
in government jobs and public universities. adds to the balance of Enormous tsunami devastates three-year ruble-yuan currency
or Minimum Alternate Tax. Patent Cliff, Pharmaceutical Industry: During 2011 - 2015, comes into force. at LAC in the Galwan Valley of Ladakh.
payment crisis in India. Asia. At least 225,000 are killed. Sensex tanks swap deal up to $24.5 bill.
2,272.93 points. hundreds of billions of dollars worth of branded drugs lost The Indian Banking sector has
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) established by their patent protection, giving rise to mass production Russia raises key On November 24, the Indian rupee fell Indian Government bans 59
lost about RS 18,170 Cr in the
Bristish Banking Association. LIBOR is the world’s most NATO formally admits of generic versions of major drugs. interest rate to 17% amid to a fresh life-time low of 68.86 against Chinese apps including TikTok,
Sensex tanks scam in FY 17-18.
widely-used benchmark for short-term interest rates. Stock Markets open in seven new countries from USD over sustained foreign capital CamScanner, SHAREit and UC Browser
Rouble decline.
convertible currency basis. Shanghai and Shenzhen. the former Soviet block. 2,062.20 points. Revision of Special Drawing Right outflows. due to the ongoing Sino-Indian Border tensions.
India recaptures Kargil, forcing the Bank of Japan announces
Pakistan Army to retreat. India announces currency weights: USD-41.9%, Euro-37.4%, 3,000
$700 B QE. Chanda Kochhar quits as
victory, ending the two-month conflict. Sensex tanks Pound Sterling-11.3%, Yen-9.4%.
MD & CEO of ICICI Bank
Chinese economic reforms
Spain and Portugal become members
of the European Economic Community
The Hubble Space
Telescope is launched. The U.S and Germany are the two
Nifty Monthly 1,022.25 points.
IL&FS witnessed enormous
11,000

crisis amd put Indian

opens foreign trade.
IMF begins to use a simplified
– the future European Union. largest producers of electricity The U.S. interest rates increased in the lead up to the with 12 Month Moving Average Sensex tanks 953.61
points; day of Union Budget
1983 India-Mauritius treaty amended. 34% of FDI
economy in panic mode
Energy Policy and Conservation Act(EPCA), 1975: through wind energy. dotcom bubble. Sensex rallied by about 35% channeled is via Mauritius; 16% via Singapore. Shares
basket of five currencies to determine presentation; concerns over
from 3,060 to 4,144, six months prior to the hike. acquired between 1/04/17 and 31/03/19 will attract
U.S crude oil exports were banned for 40 years to offset
the volatility of crude oil prices. The ban was in response
daily valuation of SDR. Bank Rate Bihar Earthquake of magnitude 6.9 kills
In the six months post the hike, the index rallied
by about 30% to 5,375.
China opens A-share
markets to foreign investors. The U.S. Congress passes the
high fiscal deficit; biggest
Budget-day loss.
capital gains tax of 7.5% for listed equities and 20% for
unlisted equities. From 1/04/19, tax rate of 15% and Comdex
10,000
to the 1973 Oil crises, wherein the global The monopoly Bell Telephone System 12
709 persons, injuring thousands. Half of all Americans have Emergency Economic Stabilization Act, 40%.
oil prices quadrupled. is broken up into smaller, regional companies. 11 11 11
10.5 access to the Internet. authorizing the Treasury Department to 10.25
10
Gujarat state government directly inked a deal with Asian
10 10
spend $700 B to combat the financial crisis. 2,000
9.5 9.5
9 9 Japan and the U.S have 9 8.75 98.75 9 9,000
Development Bank to fund structural reforms. It was path-breaking 8.5 8.25 8.75 8.5
the largest solar power 8.25 Focus on capex: Centre removes monthly spend caps
in terms of reducing red tape for raising funds as it was the first time that 8 8 7.5 7.75
Apollo and Soyuz spacecraft link up plant capacities. Indian stock market capitalization
a state government had directly negotiated with a multilateral lending agency. 7 7 7 6.75 6.75
in space, marking the cooperation
BSE Sensex Monthly (Pre-1991) to nominal GDP ratio: 95%.
6.5 6.25 BSE Sensex falls 6.5 6.25 6.5
6 5.65
between the U.S. and Soviet Union. World population 1,624.51 points,or 5.94%.
OPEC raises oil price A devastating Category 4 Cyclone European stocks suffer
to $23.50/barrel. Israel invades Lebanon. Indian National Congress
completed 100 years in 1985. with 12 Month Moving Average strikes Andhra Pradesh, India; over 2,000 people
die and 95% of the crops are completely destroyed.
reaches 6 B. 9
8.75
8.5
Repo Rate 51% FDI in multi-brand
retail in India is allowed
the largest one-day
sell off since 2011.
Brexit: In a referendum,
4.25
8,000

whereby British citizens voted

8 Indian patent law amended to exit the European Union. RBI provides Rs500B liquidity for extending Covid-19
Dual exchange rate, LERMS - TRAI (telecom regulator) Narendra Modi takes oath as loans to healthcare
7.5 to usher in product patenting S&P 500 trailing
China becomes a member the IMF. Liberalised Exchange Rate established. 7.1 14th Prime Minister of India.
Vietnam War ends. Great Britain defeats Argentina in a for pharmaceuticals.
Management System. Savings and Loans crises: 747 savings 7 PE ratio breaches 120. 7,000
war over the isolated Falkland Islands. The Soviet Union withdraws
and loan associations in the U.S bailed out by the Sensex tanks 954.48 India allows 49% FDI in the 6.5
its troops from Afghanistan. ISRO launches India's 6.25 second mission
government, costing the taxpayers $124 billion. points; weak IP data & aviation sector. 6
SEBI, Indian security market The price of oil has hit to moon chandrayaan 2 6.25
concerns over IT and 6
Microsoft Corp is founded. regulator given statutory powers. banking firms in India. another five-year low 5.75
Maruti 800, India's first affordable Operation Black Thunder conducted In China, over a million demonstrate in the China overtakes India as the as fears of oversupply 5.4
The Altair (PC) becomes the first China becomes a member Between January 2005 and June 2009,
car manufactured by Maruti to flush out remaining Sikh extremists Tiananmen Square for more democratic world's largest producer of fruits. continue to mount. 5.15
widely available personal computer of the World Bank. Barclays derivatives traders made a total of Sensex tanks 1,204.88
Suzuki India, is introduced. from the Golden Temple. policies. The Chinese Army attacks India's debt-market composition, 62,000 crore 4.4
running Microsoft's BASIC software. 257 requests to fix Libor and Euribor rates, according points; RBI lowers GDP
and thousands are killed. Harshad Mehta securities scam (66% of GDP). Government securities 52%,
to a report by the Financial Services Authority. growth forecasts. India became full member of Shanghai 4
28 exposed, sensex plunges Corporate bonds 21%, SDLs 14%, 1,000 28
1,500 points in the next 4 months. Cooperation Organisation.
CPs/CDs 8%, T-Bills 5%.
Sensex dips 749.05 points;
The U.S. federal fund rate increased
Satyam fraud exposed. NYSE Euronext to replace the British Bankers’ 900
24 Bombay Stock Exchange by 300 basis points from 3% during 24
Volatility index is developed. The VIX the 1994-1995 interest rate cycle. Association as LIBOR’s administrator in early
Mandatory birth control back-computes Sensex to a South African parliament Unemployment rate soars to 11.9% in May, 10 m jobs
represents one measure of the market's 2014; a move to shore up confidence in
program introduced in India. base value of 100 points. overturns apartheid laws. seen lost in the month
expectation of stock market volatility over LIBOR following the LIBOR scandal. 800
20 Revision of Special Drawing Right
US implements ‘global
20
IT behemoth Infosys founded. the next 30-day period. currency weights: USD - 39%, Yen - 18%, IMF approves adding Yuan Performance-Linked Incentive
Indian stock market capitalization
National Emergency Deutsche Mark - 21%, French Franc - 11%, Oil prices plummeted safeguard tariffs’ – placing a 30 (PLI) Schemes for Manufacturing sectors
Sensex tanks 1,007.15 points; to nominal GDP ratio: 95%. to the SDR basket with a
withdrawn. add Pound Sterling - 11%. to a 13-year low of percent tariff on China goods
16 sale of U.S. bank Bear Stearns. 10.92% currency weightage, 700 16
Incorrect tweet about White $26.05 a barrel on
20% effective from October 1, 2016. 20%
CPI(YOY) NABARD is established.
India's first super computer
“Param” developed. Monthly IIP (Base 2004-2005) Revision of Special Drawing Right
The U.S. and China are the
two largest producers of
House explosions cause
S&P 500 to plunge 140 points India’s WPI fell in November
February 11, 2016.
FM slashes corporate tax,
Unemployment rate falls to 7.3% as India unlocks

Lok Sabha term extended by electricity through wind energy.

12 one year up to March 18, 1977. currency weights: USD-45%, Euro-29%, in minutes, about $121 B for the 13th month in a row, the First time since December MAT rates to boost manufacturing 12
in market cap. Volatility attributed 2008 OPEC cut its production 600
10%
Yen-15% and Pound Sterling-11%.
Nifty Monthly PE to high frequency trading.
longest stretch of declining
WPI figures. in November 2016, sending oil
prices higher. 10%
UTI mutual fund Energy projects worth Rs1600B ready for monetisation
crisis.
500
Biflation: Coined by Dr. F. Osbourne. Economic conditions in which Foreign dollar denominated debt
0% both inflation (commodity-based) and deflation (debt-based assets, of Indian companies at $52 B. 0%
2
GDP Growth Rate(FY) Income tax collections grew from INR 18,700 crore
therefore equity markets can get inflated) of asset prices occur
simultaneously. Typically occurs when central banks inject money. According to World Bank, India
becomes the world's third biggest economy The Indian basket
Goods and Services Tax launched in Goods exports to hit record $190B in first half of FY22:
2

FII inflows to Indian stock market was

in 1997 to over INR 2 lakh crore in 2015.
BSE Advance-Decline Line Revision of Special Drawing Right Sensex tanks as per purchasing power parity. of crude oil fall by
a 11-year low of
India, India's biggest tax reform in 70
years of independence.
Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal
400
currency weights: USD-44%, Euro-34%, 1,003.68 points. Jammu and Kashmir (union territory) -10%
-10% positive for all six months prior to the U.S. $38.61 per barrel.
Sensex rallied by about 69% from Pound Sterling-11%, Yen-11%. Rupee hits an all-time low and Ladakh (union territory)
Azim Premji's Bangalore-based interest rate hike in June 1990, but saw
2,336 to 3,947 six months prior to the of 68.85 against $1. Oil hits a four-year low. will come in effect.
Wipro starts selling the first computer World population selling in the three months after the hike.
made in India. hits 5 B. hike. In the six months post the hike,
1 the index rallied by about 8.3% to 4,276. Citigroup, Inc. merges a commercial bank 1
with an insurance company that owns an investment Indian equity market crossed
bank to form the world’s largest financial services company. The weight of consumer sectors the ₹100 trillion market cap.
Deputy National Security Advisor, Robert Gates, The Government set up a
travels to India and Pakistan to defuse tensions over
in Sensex fall from 45.3% from Indian stock market 300 80
10 years ago to 34.9%. Monetary Policy Committee
the rapidly escalating insurgency in Kashmir. 2004-2006 interest rate cycle: The Fed initiated Indian stock market capitalization capitalization to nominal BJP and its candidate for PM, (MPC), a 6-member panel, to Urjit Patel resigns as
The trip comes amid fears of potential nuclear Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) a hiking cycle in June 2004 while the Fed funds to nominal GDP ratio: 52%. GDP ratio: 68%. Narendra Modi, win parliamentary
raise transparency in rate-setting RBI Governor
Volatility index is introduced by CBOE. President Bill Clinton makes the first U.S. presidential trip
warfare between Pakistan and India. rate stood at 1.00%. Federal fund rate was hiked
to India since 1978. The visit ends the estrangement of Japan's Nikkie stock index elections by a landslide. decisions of the Central bank by
by 425 basis points in the interest rate cycle. featuring The Citizenship (Amendment) Act,
SHARE OF TOP INVESTING COUNTRIES-FDI EQUITY INFLOWS the post-1998 Indian nuclear weapons tests, although the increases by 57% in value due 0
3 members from the RBI 2019 passed by the Parliament of India.
Clinton administration pressurizes the Indian government to to PM Shinzo Abe's market-friendly
(Cumulative April 2000 - December 2021) (including the Governor).
sign the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. economic policies.
BSE shifts the index 60
The U.S. oil production was
calculation method from full
7.8 M barrels per day
Federal Reserve reinterprets the Glass-Steagall Act market capitalization method to
in October, a 25-year high.
several times, eventually allowing bank holding free-float market capitalization method.
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U.S.A 40
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