Indian equities markets start week on negative note

October 5th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets were trading on a dull note about an hour before the closing bell Monday with a key index ruling 1.3 percent lower than its previous close. Around 2.28 p.m., the sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened higher at 17,062.01 points, was ruling at 16,911.63 points -- 222.92 points or 1.3 percent lower than Friday's close of 17,134.55 points.

October 1st, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets will remain closed Friday on account of Gandhi Jayanti. The sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) closed the week 2.1 percent or 353.12 points up at 17,126.84 points.

September 24th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets were trading on a fairly tepid note a little after noon Thursday, although a key index recovered after falling steeply in the morning session and was ruling 0.74 percent lower than its previous close. At 12.49 p.m., the sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened lower at 16,905.5 points, was ruling at 16,595.38 points, 124.12 points or 0.74 percent lower than Wednesday's close of 16,719.5 points.

September 23rd, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets were trading on a fairly quiet note a little after Wednesday noon with a key index ruling 0.3 percent lower than its previous close. At 12.23 p.m., the sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened marginally higher at 16,905.5 points against Tuesday's close at 16,886.43 points, was ruling 50.11 points or 0.3 percent lower at 16,835.8 points.

August 17th, 2009 MUMBAI - Thanks to weak global cues and continued profit selling, a key index of the Indian equities markets Monday shed 637 points to close below the 15,000-mark. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened lower at 15,284.23 points, ended at 14,774.01 points (provisional), down 637.62 points or 4.14 percent.

June 16th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets opened on a negative note Tuesday as global bourses continued to trade weak. Within about five minutes of trade, a key index was down 208 points.

June 15th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets opened on a negative note Monday with a key index losing more than 139 points in about five minutes of trade. The benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, which opened lower at 15,195.83 points was ruling at 15,114.96 points, 122.98 points or 0.81 percent below Friday's close.

June 11th, 2009 MUMBAI - Negative sentiments ruled Indian equities markets Thursday with a key index dipping more than 155 points about 20 minutes into trade. The benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, which opened at 15,517.36 points was ruling at 15,322.9 points, 155.03 points or 1 percent lower than Wednesday's close.

May 12th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets were back in the green a little before noon after slipping into red soon on opening, but were still volatile, with most analysts expecting equities to fluctuate in the run-up to the poll results Saturday. The 30 scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which had opened at 11,997.37 points, was ruling at 11,748.94 points, 65.95 points or 0.56 percent higher than its previous close Monday.

March 3rd, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets pulled down shutters in the red Monday as investors started offloading stocks both in Indian and global markets alike. A key index ended trade 3.2 percent below its previous close.

February 21st, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets had a rather dismal day of trading Friday, the last trading day of the week, as a key index fell 2.21 percent from its previous close, and foreign institutional investors (FIIS) turned net sellers. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange closed at 8,843.21 points below the psychologically important 9,000-mark, down 2.21 percent or 199.42 points from its previous close of 9,042.63 points.

February 16th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities closed in the red Tuesday on weak global cues, leading to a key index ending 2.91 percent below its previous close. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange closed at 9,035 points, down 2.91 percent or 270.45 points from its 9,305.4 points close Monday.

February 11th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets started in negative terrain Thursday with a key index falling at the opening bell. The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Sensitive Index (Sensex) opened at 9,559.03 points, lower than its 9,618.54 point close Wednesday.

January 18th, 2009 MUMBAI - Amid lacklustre trading, Indian equities markets opened on a positive note Monday, but slipped into the red as trading progressed. The sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened Monday at 9,381.78 points, against the previous close at 9,323.59, was ruling at 9,313.16 points, some hour-and-a-half into trading.

December 28th, 2008 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets made a disappointing start to the week as a key index fell more than 140 points by around noon Monday. The sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) was trading at 9,185.95 points, a fall of 145.09 points or 1.56 percent from its previous close of 9,328.92 points.