The stock markets broke all records on 18th May, 2009. Driven by the pro-UPA mandate in the polls and rallied by an unprecedented 2,111-points in just a minute of trading, forcing authorities to suspend business for the day. Eager buyers were left gaping and the day was over even before they could formulate their thoughts of a buy order in a frenzied market that witnessed an appreciation of Rs 6.5 lakh crore in market capitalisation as the BSE-Sensex surged to 14,284.21 points. Trading was first halted at 0955 hrs for two hours and subsequently for the day within 30 seconds of commencement each time because of buying frenzy, a sentiment that was in sharp contrast to a panic selling-driven halt in trading around the same time in 2004 days before UPA came to office.The story was no different at the National Stock Exchange, where a minute of trading in two sessions saw prices breaching all records of a single day jump, although transactions were limited. NSE's Nifty closed the day hig...