Markets close in red as global cues weaken (Roundup)

September 22nd, 2009 MUMBAI - Backed by strong global cues, Indian equities markets rallied Tuesday with a key index ending 145 points above its last closing figure. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened marginally higher at 16,805.22 points against Friday's close at 16,741.3 points, shut shop at 16,886.43 points, up 145.13 points or 0.87 percent.

August 17th, 2009 MUMBAI - Weak global cues and profit booking by investors Monday pulled down a key index of Indian equities markets 626 points. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened lower at 15,284.23 points, ended at 14,784.92 points, down 626.71 points or 4.07 percent.

July 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Strong global cues and bullish sentiments over improved corporate earnings helped a key index Monday gain 446 points over its last closing figure. The 30-scrip benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, which opened at 14,854.17 points, gained 446.09 points or 3.03 percent to close at 15,191.01 points.

April 21st, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets closed in the red Tuesday owing to a slump in global bourses, even as the central bank slashed key policy rates by 25 basis points. A key index fell 81 points below its last closing figure.

March 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.

March 2nd, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets were south-bound around noon Monday as global markets weakened further and investor confidence dampened, with a key index 2.11 percent below its last closing figure. The 30-scrip Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Sensitive Index (Sensex), which opened at 8,762.88 points, was at 8,704.18 points, 2.11 percent or 187.43 points lower than its previous close.

February 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.

February 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.

February 1st, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets closed in the red Monday, giving up nearly half of last week's gain as global markets slackened. A key index ended trade 3.79 percent lower than its previous close.

January 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.

January 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.

January 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.

January 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.

January 21st, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets turned green Thursday as global markets showed some positive signs. Around noon, a key index was trading 0.98 percent higher than its previous close.

January 19th, 2009 MUMBAI - Sentiments at Indian equities markets remained depressed Tuesday with a key index closing 2.45 percent lower than its previous close. Global markets too continued to be in a slump.