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Published 23 May, 2019 10:39am

How did markets react after Modi's 2014 win?

Here's an interesting throwback to how the Indian markets performed after Modi's 2014 election win:

On the counting date, May 16, 2014, the BSE Sensex surpassed the psychological level of 25,000 for the first time, surging 1,470 points in intra-day, to hit a lifetime high of 25,375.63, after result showed that the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) was all set to form the next government at the Centre. The 50-share NSE Nifty breached 7,500-mark to hit an all-time intra-day high of 7,563.50.

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