TheBSE sensexmade history by crossing 60,000 points mark on Friday. Rallying with the benchmark equity index, 14 Gujarat-based companies share prices have also risen by over 100% this calendar year.

As many as seven Gujarati companies have seen their share prices rise by more than 200% from January to September. It was during this period that the sensex made its journey from 50,000 to its record closing of 60,048.47 points.