Annual Report

BSE SENSEX (Base: 1978-79=100)

S&P CNX Nifty (Base: 3.11.1995=1000)

Year/Month

Average@

High

Low

End of the

Average@

High

Low

End of the

Year/Month

Year/Month

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1997-98

3,813

4,548

3,210

3,893

1,088

1,293

941

1,117

(April-March)

(9.9)

(15.8)

(8.0)

(15.3)

1998-99

(April-March)

3,295

4,281

2,764

3,740

955

1,213

809

1,078

(-13.6)

(-3.9)

(-12.2)

(-3.5)

1999-2000

(April-March)

4,659

5,934

3,245

5,001

1,369

1,756

931

1,528

(41.4)

(33.7)

(43.3)

(41.8)

1999

April

3,450

3,686

3,245

3,326

994

1,063

931

978

May

3,880

4,124

3,378

3,964

1,110

1,180

971

1,132

June

4,067

4,255

3,902

4,141

1,165

1,214

1,121

1,188

July

4,526

4,729

4,145

4,542

1,295

1,350

1,183

1,310

August

4,663

4,906

4,488

4,898

1,344

1,423

1,285

1,412

September

4,725

4,833

4,571

4,764

1,385

1,415

1,351

1,413

October

4,835

5,075

4,445

4,445

1,434

1,505

1,325

1,325

November

4,589

4,741

4,271

4,622

1,365

1,409

1,270

1,376

December

4,802

5,006

4,615

5,006

1,436

1,488

1,389

1,480

2000

January

5,407

5,518

5,205

5,205

1,608

1,639

1,546

1,546

February

5,651

5,934

5,216

5,447

1,687

1,756

1,550

1,655

March

5,262

5,642

5,001

5,001

1,606

1,713

1,528

1,528

Memo Items@:

1999-2000

1998-99

1997-98

1996-97

1999-2000

1998-99

1997-98

1996-97

a) Co-efficient of

variation (%)

13.2

11.8

7.9

8.6

14.7

11.4

7.2

9.3

b) Dispersion (Range)

2,689

1,517

1,338

13

825

404

353

408

Note:

1. Figures are rounded off to the nearest digit.

2. Figures in brackets are percentage variations over the previous year.