Is it possible to look at the monthly values of the BSE Sensex since its inception?
Answer
Answer
Between 1980 and 1990 we only had closing values hence we can see the high/low values apart from open and close values from 1991 onwards. That should give you a good idea.
Month
Open
High
Low
Close
Jan-91
1,027
1,034
947
982
Feb-91
987
1,249
983
1,220
Mar-91
1,200
1,251
1,138
1,168
Apr-91
1,179
1,316
1,179
1,235
May-91
1,269
1,338
1,307
Jun-91
1,303
1,372
1,245
1,270
Jul-91
1,253
1,680
1,633
Aug-91
1,647
1,862
1,599
1,796
Sep-91
1,802
1,918
1,885
Oct-91
1,873
1,898
1,686
1,890
Nov-91
1,914
1,955
1,903
Dec-91
1,919
1,946
1,805
1,909
Jan-92
2,330
2,303
Feb-92
3,050
3,018
Mar-92
3,273
4,319
4,285
Apr-92
4,547
4,547
3,888
May-92
3,531
3,711
2,963
3,006
Jun-92
2,958
3,199
3,081
Jul-92
2,973
2,973
2,677
2,727
Aug-92
2,721
3,072
2,530
3,032
Sep-92
3,081
3,463
3,017
3,294
Oct-92
3,304
3,330
2,826
2,833
Nov-92
2,868
2,983
2,414
2,518
Dec-92
2,522
2,709
2,359
2,615
Jan-93
2,618
2,954
2,390
2,681
Feb-93
2,667
2,842
2,605
2,784
Mar-93
2,678
2,678
2,281
Apr-93
2,294
2,412
1,980
2,122
May-93
2,099
2,369
2,060
2,193
Jun-93
2,232
2,438
2,140
2,228
Jul-93
2,244
2,337
2,082
2,328
Aug-93
2,355
2,769
2,323
2,634
Sep-93
2,627
2,839
2,514
2,710
Oct-93
2,713
2,757
2,612
2,674
Nov-93
2,648
3,243
2,609
3,233
Dec-93
3,271
3,459
3,150
3,346
Jan-94
3,437
4,153
3,406
3,995
Feb-94
3,939
4,288
4,286
Mar-94
4,273
4,273
3,643
3,779
Apr-94
3,767
3,945
3,695
3,746
May-94
3,729
3,851
3,576
3,829
Jun-94
3,820
4,334
3,811
4,087
Jul-94
4,099
4,217
4,048
4,191
Aug-94
4,228
4,588
4,228
4,588
Sep-94
4,574
4,643
4,281
4,281
Oct-94
4,268
4,450
4,270
Nov-94
4,294
4,309
3,999
4,124
Dec-94
4,106
4,109
3,806
3,927
Jan-95
3,910
3,944
3,395
3,619
Feb-95
3,637
3,642
3,421
Mar-95
3,455
3,548
3,261
Apr-95
3,288
3,509
3,133
3,133
May-95
3,062
3,351
3,351
Jun-95
3,351
3,439
3,247
Jul-95
3,217
3,596
3,387
Aug-95
3,383
3,463
3,328
3,347
Sep-95
3,346
3,519
3,289
3,493
Oct-95
3,612
3,423
Nov-95
3,429
3,509
2,891
2,994
Dec-95
3,064
3,149
2,992
3,110
Jan-96
3,114
3,131
2,820
2,932
Feb-96
2,929
3,607
2,929
3,392
Mar-96
3,391
3,436
3,211
3,367
Apr-96
3,377
3,951
3,377
3,827
May-96
3,828
3,880
3,578
3,725
Jun-96
3,732
4,131
3,732
3,813
Jul-96
3,799
3,821
3,387
3,537
Aug-96
3,540
3,585
3,276
3,515
Sep-96
3,519
3,587
3,205
3,239
Oct-96
3,249
3,345
2,931
3,164
Nov-96
3,164
3,191
2,847
2,891
Dec-96
2,884
3,127
2,713
3,085
Jan-97
3,097
3,812
3,097
3,382
Feb-97
3,380
3,736
3,316
3,652
Mar-97
3,714
4,030
3,319
3,361
Apr-97
3,339
3,879
3,315
3,841
May-97
3,838
3,838
3,652
3,755
Jun-97
3,758
4,272
3,747
4,256
Jul-97
4,263
4,448
4,105
4,306
Aug-97
4,322
4,605
3,851
3,876
Sep-97
3,875
4,112
3,759
3,902
Oct-97
3,885
4,166
3,796
3,803
Nov-97
3,815
3,852
3,388
3,560
Dec-97
3,536
3,711
3,248
3,659
Jan-98
3,658
3,793
3,165
3,224
Feb-98
3,289
3,640
3,261
3,622
Mar-98
3,658
3,999
3,600
3,893
Apr-98
3,901
4,322
3,901
4,007
May-98
4,059
4,157
3,589
3,686
Jun-98
3,737
3,823
2,951
3,251
Jul-98
3,211
3,526
3,079
3,211
Aug-98
3,159
3,163
2,839
2,934
Sep-98
2,862
3,267
2,850
3,102
Oct-98
3,036
3,046
2,741
2,812
Nov-98
2,820
3,027
2,742
2,811
Dec-98
2,804
3,119
2,790
3,055
Jan-99
3,065
3,515
3,042
3,316
Feb-99
3,332
3,406
3,158
3,400
Mar-99
3,448
3,818
3,417
3,740
Apr-99
3,750
3,755
3,183
3,326
May-99
3,381
4,197
3,363
3,964
Jun-99
3,954
4,286
3,830
4,141
Jul-99
4,157
4,810
4,121
4,542
Aug-99
4,571
4,966
4,471
4,898
Sep-99
4,911
4,914
4,514
4,764
Oct-99
4,809
5,151
4,369
4,445
Nov-99
4,490
4,770
4,209
4,622
Dec-99
4,610
5,077
4,585
5,006
Jan-00
5,210
5,668
5,184
5,205
Feb-00
5,218
6,151
5,128
5,447
Mar-00
5,465
5,829
4,867
5,001
Apr-00
5,071
5,543
4,284
4,658
May-00
4,736
4,758
3,832
4,434
Jun-00
4,407
4,920
4,321
4,749
Jul-00
4,847
5,059
4,053
4,280
Aug-00
4,295
4,500
4,143
4,477
Sep-00
4,572
4,791
4,005
4,090
Oct-00
4,036
4,197
3,492
3,711
Nov-00
3,749
4,046
3,735
3,998
Dec-00
3,969
4,333
3,804
3,972
Jan-01
3,991
4,409
3,929
4,327
Feb-01
4,303
4,462
4,021
4,247
Mar-01
4,288
4,387
3,437
3,604
Apr-01
3,491
3,677
3,097
3,519
May-01
3,566
3,760
3,420
3,632
Jun-01
3,637
3,651
3,288
3,457
Jul-01
3,480
3,514
3,242
3,329
Aug-01
3,335
3,359
3,241
3,245
Sep-01
3,246
3,268
2,595
2,812
Oct-01
2,818
3,084
2,718
2,989
Nov-01
3,004
3,378
3,004
3,288
Dec-01
3,301
3,500
3,101
3,262
Jan-02
3,262
3,467
3,237
3,311
Feb-02
3,335
3,758
3,290
3,562
Mar-02
3,552
3,758
3,454
3,469
Apr-02
3,483
3,538
3,297
3,338
May-02
3,361
3,478
3,098
3,126
Jun-02
3,162
3,378
3,149
3,245
Jul-02
3,246
3,367
2,932
2,988
Aug-02
2,998
3,185
2,932
3,181
Sep-02
3,207
3,228
2,974
2,991
Oct-02
2,976
3,039
2,828
2,949
Nov-02
2,957
3,246
2,929
3,229
Dec-02
3,248
3,414
3,187
3,377
Jan-03
3,384
3,417
3,199
3,250
Feb-03
3,260
3,342
3,218
3,284
Mar-03
3,302
3,312
3,040
3,049
Apr-03
3,038
3,222
2,904
2,960
May-03
2,949
3,200
2,935
3,181
Jun-03
3,177
3,633
3,170
3,607
Jul-03
3,618
3,836
3,534
3,793
Aug-03
3,801
4,278
3,722
4,245
Sep-03
4,248
4,474
4,098
4,453
Oct-03
4,452
4,951
4,433
4,907
Nov-03
4,947
5,135
4,737
5,045
Dec-03
5,087
5,921
5,083
5,839
Jan-04
5,872
6,250
5,568
5,696
Feb-04
5,715
6,083
5,550
5,668
Mar-04
5,649
5,951
5,325
5,591
Apr-04
5,599
5,979
5,599
5,655
May-04
5,646
5,773
4,228
4,760
Jun-04
4,792
5,013
4,614
4,795
Jul-04
4,814
5,201
4,723
5,170
Aug-04
5,193
5,269
5,022
5,192
Sep-04
5,202
5,639
5,179
5,584
Oct-04
5,587
5,804
5,558
5,672
Nov-04
5,679
6,248
5,649
6,234
Dec-04
6,259
6,617
6,176
6,603
Jan-05
6,626
6,696
6,069
6,556
Feb-05
6,565
6,721
6,508
6,714
Mar-05
6,726
6,955
6,321
6,493
Apr-05
6,507
6,649
6,118
6,154
May-05
6,183
6,773
6,141
6,715
Jun-05
6,729
7,228
6,647
7,194
Jul-05
7,165
7,709
7,123
7,635
Aug-05
7,632
7,921
7,538
7,805
Sep-05
7,819
8,722
7,819
8,634
Oct-05
8,663
8,822
7,656
7,892
Nov-05
7,990
9,034
7,891
8,789
Dec-05
8,814
9,443
8,770
9,398
Jan-06
9,422
9,945
9,158
9,920
Feb-06
9,959
10,423
9,714
10,370
Mar-06
10,369
11,357
10,344
11,280
Apr-06
11,343
12,102
11,008
12,043
May-06
12,104
12,671
9,827
10,399
Jun-06
10,472
10,627
8,799
10,609
Jul-06
10,617
10,940
9,875
10,744
Aug-06
10,738
11,794
10,646
11,699
Sep-06
11,700
12,485
11,444
12,454
Oct-06
12,474
13,076
12,179
12,962
Nov-06
12,993
13,799
12,937
13,696
Dec-06
13,730
14,035
12,802
13,787
Jan-07
13,828
14,326
13,303
14,091
Feb-07
14,124
14,724
12,801
12,938
Mar-07
13,014
13,387
12,316
13,072
Apr-07
12,812
14,384
12,426
13,872
May-07
13,988
14,576
13,554
14,544
Jun-07
14,610
14,683
13,947
14,651
Jul-07
14,685
15,869
14,639
15,551
Aug-07
15,344
15,542
13,780
15,319
Sep-07
15,402
17,361
15,323
17,291
Oct-07
17,357
20,238
17,145
19,838
Nov-07
20,130
20,204
18,183
19,363
Dec-07
19,547
20,498
18,886
20,287
Jan-08
20,325
21,207
15,332
17,649
Feb-08
17,821
18,895
16,458
17,579
Mar-08
17,228
17,228
14,677
15,644
Apr-08
15,772
17,481
15,298
17,287
May-08
17,560
17,736
16,196
16,416
Jun-08
16,591
16,633
13,406
13,462
Jul-08
13,480
15,130
12,514
14,356
Aug-08
14,064
15,580
14,002
14,565
Sep-08
14,413
15,107
12,154
12,860
Oct-08
13,007
13,204
7,697
9,788
Nov-08
10,209
10,945
8,316
9,093
Dec-08
9,163
10,189
8,467
9,647
Jan-09
9,721
10,470
8,632
9,424
Feb-09
9,364
9,725
8,619
8,892
Mar-09
8,763
10,127
8,047
9,709
Apr-09
9,746
11,492
9,546
11,403
May-09
11,635
14,931
11,621
14,625
Jun-09
14,747
15,600
14,017
14,494
Jul-09
14,506
15,733
13,220
15,670
Aug-09
15,695
16,002
14,684
15,667
Sep-09
15,691
17,143
15,357
17,127
Oct-09
17,186
17,493
15,805
15,896
Nov-09
15,839
17,290
15,331
16,926
Dec-09
16,947
17,531
16,578
17,465
Jan-10
17,473
17,790
15,982
16,358
Feb-10
16,339
16,669
15,652
16,430
Mar-10
16,438
17,793
16,438
17,528
Apr-10
17,555
18,048
17,277
17,559
May-10
17,537
17,537
15,960
16,945
Jun-10
16,943
17,920
16,318
17,701
Jul-10
17,679
18,238
17,396
17,868
Aug-10
17,911
18,475
17,820
17,971
Sep-10
18,027
20,268
18,027
20,069
Oct-10
20,094
20,855
19,769
20,032
Nov-10
20,272
21,109
18,955
19,521
Dec-10
19,530
20,552
19,075
20,509
Jan-11
20,622
20,665
18,038
18,328
Feb-11
18,425
18,691
17,296
17,823
Mar-11
17,982
19,575
17,792
19,445
Apr-11
19,463
19,811
18,976
19,136
May-11
19,224
19,254
17,786
18,503
Jun-11
18,527
18,873
17,314
18,846
Jul-11
18,975
19,132
18,132
18,197
Aug-11
18,352
18,440
15,766
16,677
Sep-11
16,964
17,212
15,801
16,454
Oct-11
16,256
17,908
15,745
17,705
Nov-11
17,541
17,702
15,479
16,123
Dec-11
16,556
17,004
15,136
15,455
Jan-12
15,535
17,259
15,358
17,194
Feb-12
17,180
18,524
17,062
17,753
Mar-12
17,715
18,041
16,921
17,404
Apr-12
17,430
17,664
17,010
17,319
May-12
17,371
17,432
15,810
16,219
Jun-12
16,217
17,448
15,749
17,430
Jul-12
17,439
17,631
16,598
17,236
Aug-12
17,244
17,973
17,027
17,430
Sep-12
17,466
18,870
17,251
18,763
Oct-12
18,785
19,137
18,393
18,505
Nov-12
18,488
19,373
18,256
19,340
Dec-12
19,343
19,612
19,149
19,427
Jan-13
19,513
20,204
19,509
19,895
Feb-13
19,907
19,967
18,794
18,862
Mar-13
18,877
19,755
18,568
18,836
Apr-13
18,891
19,623
18,144
19,504
May-13
19,459
20,444
19,451
19,760
Jun-13
19,859
19,860
18,467
19,396
Jul-13
19,352
20,351
19,127
19,346
Aug-13
19,443
19,569
17,449
18,620
Sep-13
18,692
20,740
18,166
19,380
Oct-13
19,452
21,205
19,265
21,165
Nov-13
21,159
21,322
20,138
20,792
Dec-13
20,771
21,484
20,569
21,171
Jan-14
21,222
21,410
20,344
20,514
Feb-14
20,479
21,141
19,963
21,120
Mar-14
21,079
22,467
20,921
22,386
Apr-14
22,455
22,939
22,198
22,418
May-14
22,494
25,376
22,277
24,217
Jun-14
24,369
25,725
24,270
25,414
Jul-14
25,470
26,300
24,892
25,895
Aug-14
25,754
26,674
25,233
26,638
Sep-14
26,733
27,355
26,220
26,631
Oct-14
26,681
27,894
25,911
27,866
Nov-14
27,943
28,822
27,740
28,694
Dec-14
28,748
28,810
26,469
27,499
Jan-15
27,486
29,844
26,776
29,183
Feb-15
29,144
29,560
28,044
29,362
Mar-15
29,533
30,025
27,248
27,957
Apr-15
27,955
29,095
26,898
27,011
May-15
27,205
28,071
26,424
27,828
Jun-15
27,771
27,969
26,307
27,781
Jul-15
27,824
28,578
27,416
28,115
Aug-15
28,089
28,418
25,298
26,283
Sep-15
26,127
26,472
24,834
26,155
Oct-15
26,344
27,618
26,169
26,657
Nov-15
26,642
26,824
25,451
26,146
Dec-15
26,201
26,256
24,868
26,118
Jan-16
26,102
26,197
23,840
24,871
Feb-16
24,982
25,002
22,495
23,002
Mar-16
23,153
25,480
23,133
25,342
Apr-16
25,302
26,101
24,523
25,607
May-16
25,565
26,837
25,058
26,668
Jun-16
26,684
27,105
25,911
27,000
Jul-16
27,064
28,240
27,034
28,052
Aug-16
28,083
28,532
27,628
28,452
Sep-16
28,459
29,077
27,717
27,866
Oct-16
27,997
28,478
27,488
27,930
Nov-16
27,966
28,030
25,718
26,653
Dec-16
26,757
26,804
25,754
26,626
Jan-17
26,711
27,980
26,447
27,656
Feb-17
27,669
29,065
27,590
28,743
Mar-17
28,849
29,825
28,716
29,621
Apr-17
29,738
30,184
29,241
29,918
May-17
30,021
31,255
29,804
31,146
Jun-17
31,117
31,523
30,681
30,922
Jul-17
31,156
32,673
31,017
32,515
Aug-17
32,580
32,686
31,128
31,730
Sep-17
31,769
32,524
31,082
31,284
Oct-17
31,538
33,340
31,440
33,213
Nov-17
33,344
33,866
32,684
33,149
Dec-17
33,248
34,138
32,565
34,057
Jan-18
34,060
36,444
33,703
35,965
Feb-18
36,049
36,257
33,483
34,184
Mar-18
34,141
34,279
32,484
32,969
Apr-18
33,031
35,213
32,973
35,160
May-18
35,329
35,994
34,303
35,322
Jun-18
35,374
35,877
34,785
35,423
Jul-18
35,545
37,645
35,107
37,607
Aug-18
37,644
38,990
37,129
38,645
Sep-18
38,916
38,934
35,986
36,227
Oct-18
36,274
36,617
33,292
34,442
Nov-18
34,651
36,389
34,303
36,194
Dec-18
36,397
36,555
34,426
36,068
Jan-19
36,162
36,701
35,376
36,257
Feb-19
36,312
37,172
35,287
35,867
Mar-19
36,018
38,749
35,927
38,673
Apr-19
38,859
39,487
38,460
39,032
May-19
39,037
40,125
36,956
39,714
Jun-19
39,807
40,312
38,871
39,395
Jul-19
39,544
40,032
37,128
37,481
Aug-19
37,387
37,808
36,102
37,333
Sep-19
37,182
39,441
35,988
38,667
Oct-19
38,813
40,392
37,416
40,129
Nov-19
40,196
41,164
40,014
40,794
Dec-19
41,073
41,810
40,135
41,254
Jan-20
41,349
41,444
41,251
41,306
The table above shows the price trend of the BSE Sensex. It also tells how the Sensex became a 400 bagger over 40 years by moving from 100 in 1979 to 40,000 levels in 2019.