It is that time of the year we update the historical returns of the major indices, particularly BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty . This was a huge year for Indian Stock Markets, as they hit life-time highs due to favorable results from General Elections 2014 , followed by huge FII inflows into the markets. During the year the index hit an all-time high of 28822, while the Nifty hit 8626. The following table shows S&P BSE Sensex historical data - start & close values and the yearly returns of the sensex from 2000 to 2014. As far as the other major indices are concerned, CnxIT gained about 18%, whereas the BankNifty gave huge returns gaining about 64% and the Cnx Midcap index gained about 55%. Despite the Sensex gaining 30% for the year there were many stocks which have lost 90% and some stocks gaining about 500-600%, many of them from mid-cap space. Despite markets hitting all time highs only a few stocks made all-time highs or the highs which were made in 2008 bull run, while most
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