Following are some of the biggest single day falls of the BSE Sensex in recent history:
| Sr. No | Date | Crash |
| 1 | January 21, 2008 | 1,408.35 points |
| 2 | Oct 24, 2008 | 1070.63 points |
| 3 | March 17, 2008 | 951.03 points |
| 4 | July 6, 2009 | 870 points |
| 5 | January 22, 2008 | 857 points |
| 6 | February 11, 2008 | 833.98 points |
| 7 | May 18, 2006 | 826 points |
| 8 | October 10, 2008 | 800.10 points |
| 9 | March 13, 2008 | 770.63 points |
| 10 | December 17, 2007 | 769.48 points |
| 11 | January 7, 2009 | 749.05 points |
| 12 | March 31, 2007 | 726.85 points |
| 13 | October 6, 2008 | 724.62 points |
| 14 | October 17, 2007 | 717.43 points |
| 15 | September 15, 2008 | 710.00 points |
| 16 | January 18, 2007 | 687.82 points |
| 17 | November 21, 2007 | 678.18 points |
| 18 | August 16, 2007 | 642.70 points |
| 19 | August 17, 2009 | 626.71 points |
| 20 | June 27, 2008 | 600.00 points |
| 21 | February 24, 2011 | 545.92 points |
| 22 | November 16, 2010 | 444.55 points |
| 23 | February 4, 2011 | 441.92 points |
| 24 | November 12, 2010 | 432 points |
| 25 | August 5, 2011 | 387.31 points |
| 26 | November 19, 2010 | 345.20 points |