DJ comeback: Stock market’s best-known barometer passes 10,000 for 1st time in a year

October 14th, 2009 Dow closes above 10,000 for 1st time in a yearNEW YORK — The Dow Jones industrial average is back above 10,000 for the first time in a year. The Dow has crossed five figures seven months after it hit a 12-year low of 6,547.05 on March 9.

September 26th, 2009 PITTSBURGH - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who as finance minister in the 1990s invited criticism for saying he does not lose sleep over the rise or fall of a key equities market index, was cautious Friday night when answering a question on the stock markets. "I am now out of touch with what's happening in the stock markets," the prime minister replied during a press conference after the conclusion of the G20 summit here.

September 8th, 2009 MUMBAI - The Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) crossed 4,800-points level for the first time in almost 15 months during the early trade on Tuesday. The Sensex of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE also surged by over 122 points in opening trade on Tuesday.

August 31st, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities started the week on a dismal note with a key index falling 1.12 percent below its previous close about five minutes into trade. The 30-share sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Monday opened at 15,812.15 points, as against Friday's close at 15,922.34 points, and was ruling at 15,744.54 points some five minutes into trading.

July 6th, 2009 MUMBAI - Even as Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee was presenting his budget for 2009-10, a key index of the Indian equities markets dived by 700 points from its last closing figure at 2 PM. Around 12.25 p.m., the benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, which opened at 14,962.12 points, was ruling at 14,400.54 points - 512.51 points or 3.44 percent lower than Friday's close.

July 1st, 2009 MUMBAI - Realty, energy and banking stocks gave a boost to a key index of the Indian equities markets, which rose from the red about an hour before closing bell Wednesday to trade more than 193 points above its last closing figure. Around 2.24 p.m., the benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, which opened at 14,506.43 points, was ruling 189.3 points or 1.31 percent higher at 14,683.14 points.

June 17th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets fell back into the red about an hour before close of trade Wednesday after a brief comeback in earlier sessions, with a key index ruling 178 points lower than its previous close. The benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, which opened at 14,978.5 points, was trading at 14,763.76 points - 178.03 points or 1.19 percent lower than Tuesday's close.

June 16th, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities markets fell from the day's highs at close of trade Tuesday after making a comeback and registering significant gains Tuesday. The benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), Sensex, which opened at 14,788.27 points, rose 32.12 points or 0.22 percent to end trade at 14,907.64 points (provisional).

June 11th, 2009 MUMBAI - Trading at Indian equities markets came to a tame end with a key index struggling to make a comeback and ending 92 points in the red Thursday. Though the benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), Sensex, tried to make a comeback from the days's low, it closed 91.91 points down at 15,374.9 points (provisional), 0.59 percent lower than Wednesday's close.

June 11th, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities markets slipped back into the red around noon Thursday after a brief comeback, and was ruling about 165 points below its last closing figure. The benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, opened at 15,517.36 points, above Wednesday's close of 15,466.81 points.

June 11th, 2009 MUMBAI - Trading at Indian equities markets came to a tame end Thursday with a key index struggling to make a comeback and ending 55 points in the red. Profit booking ended a two-day rally of the benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), Sensex, which tried to make a comeback from the days's low but closed 55.34 points down at 15,411.47, 0.36 percent lower than Wednesday's close.

April 2nd, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets opened in the green Thursday, with a key index trading about 3.44 percent higher its last closing figure to go past the psychologically important 10,000-mark. The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Sensitive Index (Sensex) opened at 10,107.25 points, higher than its 9,901.99 point close Wednesday.

March 26th, 2009 MUMBAI - The Bombay Stock Exchange's Sensex on Thursday crossed 10,000-points marks for the first time since January 2009. At 3 p.m., Sensex was at a high of 10,010.42 points, up 3.54 percent or 342.52 points.

March 26th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets closed in the green Thursday even as a key index breached the psychologically important 10,000-mark before falling to settle a tad lower. The 30-scrip Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) sensitive index (Sensex), which opened at 9,739.93 points, ended at 9,936.96 - a rise of 269.06 points or 2.78 percent from its previous close.

January 4th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets opened higher Monday, with a key index moving past the psychologically important 10,000-mark after gaining 1.51 percent over its previous close. About 15 minutes into trading, the sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) was at 10,108.56 points, a rise of 150.34 points or 1.51 percent from its previous close of 9,958.22 points.