Indian Stock Market crashes and recovery time 1992 - Recovery Time: 4 years (Sensex regained its previous high in 1996) 2000 - 4 years (Sensex returned to previous highs by 2004) 2008 - 2 years (Sensex fully recovered by late 2010) 2013 - 1 year (Markets recovered by mid-2014) 2020 - 9 months (Sensex hit new highs by December 2020)