Archive · 24 Dec 2025
Sensex Grows 15,594% in 40 Years
The Sensex, which is like a scoreboard for the Bombay Stock Exchange, started at 549 points in 1986.
Today, it's around 86,000 points.
This means if you had invested Rs 1 lakh in 1986, it would be worth about Rs 1.57 crore today.
That's a huge increase of 15,594% over 40 years.
Even a small investment of Rs 10,000 in 1986 would be worth around Rs 15.7 lakh now.
This shows how much money can grow over time in the stock market.
The Sensex started at 549 points in 1986 and has reached around 86,000 points in 2024.
An investment of Rs 1 lakh in 1986 would be worth approximately Rs 1.57 crore today.
A Rs 10,000 investment in 1986 would have grown to around Rs 15.7 lakh.
The Sensex has provided a total return of 15,594% over 40 years.
This growth highlights significant wealth creation in modern financial history.
- Who
- Investors in the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Sensex
- What
- The Sensex has grown from 549 points in 1986 to 86,000 points in 2024
- When
- Over a period of 40 years, from 1986 to 2024
- Where
- Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), India
- Why
- To showcase the significant wealth creation in modern financial history
- Initial Sensex Value (1986)
- 549 points
- Current Sensex Value (2024)
- 86,000 points
- Investment Growth (Rs 1 lakh in 1986)
- Rs 1.57 crore
- Investment Growth (Rs 10,000 in 1986)
- Rs 15.7 lakh
- Total Returns Over 40 Years
- 15,594%