Markets back in green, Sensex soars 490 points (Second Lead)

August 21st, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities markets climbed back into the green Friday afternoon and was ruling 111 points higher than its previous close. At 1.36 p.m., the 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 14,951.49 points, was trading at 15,124.04 points, up 111.72 points or 0.74 percent.

August 5th, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities markets climbed back into the green Wednesday after languishing in the red for much of the trading day. But about an hour and a quarter before the end of trading, it was 66 points up from its last closing figure.

July 20th, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities markets surged in the afternoon trade Monday to go past the 15,000-mark. It was ruling 401 points up about an hour before the closing bell.

July 15th, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities markets soared towards closing bell Wednesday, ending the day 433 points higher than its previous close. The 30-scrip benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, which opened at 13,917.27 points, gained 433.24 points or 3.13 percent to 14,286.94 points (provisional).

June 26th, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities markets soared towards closing bell Friday, rising more than 419 points from its last closing figure. It also ended the week on a 3 percent rise from its previous weekly closing figure in spite of profit booking that ensued for most of the week.

June 17th, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities markets plummeted towards closing bell to shut shop Wednesday 484 points in the red. The benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), Sensex, which opened at 14,978.5 points, fell 484.20 points or 3.24 percent to end trade at 14,473.71 points (provisional).

June 16th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets pulled back further into the green about an hour before the close of trade Tuesday, with a key index ruling 109.31 points higher than its previous close. The benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, which opened at 14,788.27 points, was trading at 14,984.55 points - 109.03 points or 0.73 percent higher than Monday's close.

June 10th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets continued their rally for the second consecutive day Wednesday, with a key index shutting shop 342 points above its last closing figure. The benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, closed at 15,469.81 points, 342.81 points or 2.27 percent (provisional) higher than Tuesday's close.

June 9th, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities markets, which opened 47 points lower than its previous close Tuesday, soared back into the green to rule 343 points up about 30 minutes after noon. Around 12.30 p.m., the benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, was ruling at 15,009.47 points, 343.55 points or 2.34 percent higher than Monday's close.

June 9th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities made handsome gains on aggressive selling Tuesday, with a key index reversing the previous day's losses to end trade 461 points higher than its last close. The benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, closed at 15,127 points, 461.08 points or 3.14 percent higher than Monday's close.

June 2nd, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities markets came off the day's lows to close 34 points in the green Tuesday. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 14,892.93 points, ended at 14,874.91 points (provisional) - 34.28 points or 0.23 percent above Monday's close.

May 28th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets made gains for the second consecutive day Thursday, with a key index ending trade over 186 points higher than its previous close. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 14,112.04 points, rose 186.37 points or 1.32 percent to close at 14,296.01 points.

May 27th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets made handsome gains Wednesday, with a key index closing over 520 points higher than its previous close. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 13,780.41 points, rose 520.41 points or 3.83 percent to close at 14,109.64 points.

May 22nd, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets ended trade in the green Friday, with a key index gaining 150 points over its previous close. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 13,663.54 points, ended at 13,887.15 points - 150.61 points or 1.1 percent above Thursday's close.

December 28th, 2008 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets Monday moved to the green Monday, with a key index ending trade 2.19 percent higher than its previous close. The sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) closed at 9,533.52 points, up 204.6 points or 2.19 percent from its Friday close of 9,328.92 points.