Indian equities open higher on strong Asian cuesSeptember 6th, 2009 MUMBAI - A key Indian equities index opened higher on strong Asian cues Monday, with active trading in stocks of realty, metals and public sector companies. The sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) opened decisively higher at 15,793.27 points, against the previous close at 15,689.12 points, and soon shot up further to 15,853.21 points.
After positive opening, Indian equities slideJuly 28th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities opened slightly higher Tuesday, ahead of the monetary policy review by the central bank, but slid slightly as analysts expected little change in the key policy rates. The sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) opened at 15,428.50 points, as against Monday's close at 15,375.04 points, and then moved lower to 15,294.17 points.
Indian equities ruling higher after strong openingJuly 17th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities were ruling higher Friday after a strong opening on the back some positive signals from the government on the continuity of reforms and strong overnight rally in the US markets. The sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) opened at 14,325.58 points against Thursday's close at 14,250.25 points, and soon soared to a high of 14,607.11.
Sensex slips after opening higherJune 30th, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities market slipped after rising about 122 points from opening bell Tuesday. Within 15 minutes of the opening bell, the benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, which opened higher at 14,830.97 points, was ruling at 14,801.24 points, only 15.5 points or 0.1 percent above Monday's close.
Sensex in the red soon after openingJune 29th, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities markets dipped marginally into the red, soon after opening higher Monday morning. Within five minutes of the opening bell, the benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, which opened higher at 14,815.9 points, was ruling lower at 14,762.69 points, 1.95 points or 0.01 percent below Friday's close.
Stock markets closed for an hour after huge jumpMay 18th, 2009 MUMBAI - Stocks jumped up by such an extent as soon as Indian equities markets opened Monday morning that trading had to be halted for an hour, as the rally had hit the 'upper circuit breaker'. Within 15 minutes of opening, the benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, rose by 1305.97 points to 13,479.39.
Equities markets sky rocket on openingMay 4th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets shot up after the opening bell Monday, with a key index opening more than 200 points higher and continuing to climb in the first 15 minutes, to about 500 points higher than its last closing figure. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) opened at 11,635.24 points, higher than its 11,403.25 points close Wednesday.
Indian equities slip, regain ground after opening in the greenMarch 19th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities opened in the green Thursday and continued to trade in the positive territory for some 40 minutes. It subsequently lost ground, but only to regain ground an hour into trading, helping a key index get back in the positive zone.
Indian markets take a dive on openingMarch 2nd, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets plunged at the opening bell Monday with a key index 2.36 percent lower than its last closing figure. The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Sensitive Index (Sensex) opened at 8,762.88 points, lower than its 8,891.61 point close Friday.
Indian markets slip on openingFebruary 26th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets fell at opening bell Thursday with a key index ruling 0.67 percent lower than its last closing figure. The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Sensitive Index (Sensex) opened at 8,905.56 points, marginally higher than its 8,902.56 point close Wednesday.
Indian equities make a weak startFebruary 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.
Indian equities fall at opening bellFebruary 10th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets started in the red Wednesday. The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Sensitive Index (Sensex) opened at 9,462.14 points, lower than its 9,647.47 point close Tuesday.
Indian equities build on strong openingFebruary 5th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets built on a firm opening Friday, with a key index ruling 1.93 percent higher around noon than its last close. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) was at 9,266.75 points, 1.93 percent or 175.87 points higher than Thursday's close.
Indian equities markets down after positive openingJanuary 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.
Equities markets fall as they openDecember 28th, 2008 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets fell soon after the opening bell Monday with a key index falling about 1.09 percent from its previous close within about 15 minutes into trade. The sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) opened at 9,318.86 points, against Friday's close at 9,328.92 points.