Markets end in green, Sensex up 240 points (Second Lead)September 15th, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of Indian equities markets, which opened higher Tuesday on strong global cues, retained the momentum throughout the trading session and ended 240 points up from its previous closing. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened higher at 16,255.42 points, closed at 16,454.66 points (provisional), up 240.47 points or 1.48 percent.
Nifty touches 52 weeks high, telecom, ifra sectors gainSeptember 7th, 2009 MUMBAI - The Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) touched a 52-week high of 4743.75 on Monday following early trends of good purchasing in all Asian markets. Earlier, during the intra-day the Nifty registered the high of 4737.20 and low of 4679.30.
Sensex ends 637 points down (Third Lead)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.
Sensex opens in green, takes cue from global marketsJuly 31st, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities markets opened in the green Friday taking cues from its Asian peers and a good showing by the US markets Thursday. It was ruling 255 points up about five minutes into trade.
Indian markets open negative, take cues from global boursesJune 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.
Markets close in red as global cues weaken (Roundup)March 18th, 2009 MUMBAI - In spite of a late surge, Indian equities closed marginally in the red Tuesday, with key index ending trade 0.89 percent lower. The 30-scrip Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) sensitive index slipped during the afternoon trade, owing to a beating taken by banking and financial scrips, but managed to cut losses before the closing bell as investors bought into second rung stocks.
Markets close higher on strong global cuesMarch 17th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities closed in the green Monday on the back of strong global cues and healthy buying across sectors. A key index ended trade 2.13 percent higher than its previous close.
Global rally prompts Indian bulls, Sensex up 5.17 percentMarch 14th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets raced to keep up with a global rally after a two-day break as bulls overshadowed the sceptics, pushing a key index up 5.17 percent from its close the previous week. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) ended trade Friday at 8,756.61 points, a gain of 430.79 points or 5.17 percent from its previous weekly close.
Indian markets rally as global cues turn positiveFebruary 25th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets took strength from other global markets Wednesday, which responded positively to Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's assessment that US economy could begin to turn around this year. The 30-scrip Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) sensitive index (Sensex), which opened at 8,913.44 points, was at 8,958.67 points shortly before noon, a rise of 133.44 points or 1.51 percent from its previous close.
Markets slip marginally on weak global cuesFebruary 10th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets closed marginally lower Wednesday on weak global cues, with a key index shedding 0.3 percent over its previous close. The sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 9,462.14 points, lost 28.93 points or 0.3 percent from its previous close to end trade at 9,618.54 points.
Markets stay in the red as global cues weakenFebruary 10th, 2009 MUMBAI - Losses in the US and European markets and weak sentiments in other Asian bourses kept Indian equities markets in the red till about noon Wednesday, with a key index ruling 1.49 percent lower than its previous close. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) was at 9,503.68 points, 1.49 percent or 143.79 points lower than Tuesday's close.
Markets stay down as global cues weakenJanuary 29th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets stayed down in morning trade Friday; trade in some other important global markets weakened too. An hour into trading, a key Indian index was still 0.64 percent below its last close.
Strong global cues push markets upJanuary 28th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets, which opened higher Thursday, continued to hold in the green territory a little before noon as global markets turned positive, with a key index ruling about 0.59 percent higher than its last close. The sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) was at 9,311.92 points, 0.59 percent or 54.45 points higher than its previous close.
Global cues keep markets edgy, volatility on the riseJanuary 23rd, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets were edgy this week as global economic cues remained negative, resulting in high volatility in this week's trade. A key index closed about 7 percent down Friday over its close the previous week.
Markets remain flat, thanks to mixed global cuesJanuary 22nd, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets, which opened weak Friday due to inconsistent global cues, stayed flat till just before noon, with a key index trading 0.41 percent below its previous close. The sensitive index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (Sensex) started at 8,804.15 points, lower than its 8,813.84-point close Thursday.