From 39,000 To 41,000: A Look At Sensex's 5,185-Point Journey In 2019

In 2019, the S&P BSE Sensex registered a gain of 5,185.41 points - or 14.38 per cent - in its best annual gain recorded in past two years. The stock markets broke multiple records in year 2019 with the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex index scaling the peaks of 39,000, 40,000 and 41,000 - all for the first time ever. A number of events, starting from a full rebate for individuals with income up to Rs 5 lakh, to first the imposition of higher taxes on foreign investors, and then a corporate tax cut caught the markets by surprise while global cues such as negotiations on the US-China trade front pushed many investors on the back foot during the course of the year, say analysts.