Profit booking pulls down Sensex (Third Lead)August 20th, 2009 MUMBAI - Profit-booking pulled down a key index of the Indian equities markets from the day's highs to end just 1.27 percent above its previous close. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened higher at 14,930.05 points, ended at 14,997.01 points (provisional), up 187.37 points or 1.27 percent.
Profit booking pulls Sensex down 203 points (Third Lead)July 29th, 2009 MUMBAI - Profit booking and a crash at the Chinese bourses pulled down a key index of Indian equities markets 203 points and into the red Wednesday. The 30-scrip benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, which opened lower at 15,293.19 points, shut shop at 15,128.06 points -- 203.88 points or 1.33 percent lower than Tuesday's closing figure.
Profit booking pulls down Sensex 158 points (Roundup)July 29th, 2009 MUMBAI - Profit booking and a crash at the Chinese bourses pulled down a key index of Indian equities markets 158 points into the red Wednesday. The 30-scrip benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, which opened lower at 15,293.19 points, shut shop at 15,173.46 points -- 158.48 points or 1.03 percent lower than Tuesday's closing figure.
Profit booking pulls down Sensex 435 points (Roundup)June 17th, 2009 MUMBAI - Heavy profit booking in the last hour of trading in the Indian equities markets Wednesday pulled down a key index by 435 points at closing bell. Realty and metal stocks saw bulk of the selling.
Sensex goes down 55 points on profit booking (Roundup)June 11th, 2009 MUMBAI - Trading at Indian equities markets came to a tame end Thursday with a key index struggling to make a comeback and ending 55 points in the red. Profit booking ended a two-day rally of the benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), Sensex, which tried to make a comeback from the days's low but closed 55.34 points down at 15,411.47, 0.36 percent lower than Wednesday's close.
Profit booking pulls Sensex down 437 points (Roundup)June 8th, 2009 MUMBAI - Consolidation set in at Indian equities markets Monday, with a key index plummeting 437 points as investors resorted to profit booking. The benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), Sensex, which opened at 15,153.21 points, closed at 14,665.92 points, 437.63 points or 2.9 percent lower than Friday's close.
Profit booking pulls down Sensex 249 points (Second Lead)June 8th, 2009 MUMBAI - Profit booking further pulled down a key index of the Indian equities markets Monday afternoon, with the index ruling 249 points lower about an hour before the closing bell. The benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, which opened higher at 15,153.21 points, was trading at 14,854.35 points - 249.2 points or 1.65 percent lower than Friday's close.
Sensex crashes, down 492 points at close (Third Lead)June 8th, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities markets crashed Monday to shut shop 492 points below its last closing figure. The benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, which opened at 15,153.21 points, closed at 14,611.32 points (provisional), 492.23 points or 3.26 percent lower than Friday's close.
Profit booking at Indian markets (Second Lead)June 2nd, 2009 MUMBAI - Profit booking pulled down benchmark indices of the Indian equities markets even as most global bourses ended or were trading in the negative terrain. About an hour before close, the 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 14,892.93 points, was ruling at 14,738.28 points - 93.35 points or 0.63 percent below Monday's close.
Sensex down 193 points on profit bookingMay 11th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets seemed to be getting bogged down by uncertainty over election results due May 16 with a key index slipping 193 points Monday after opening on a positive note. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 11,997.37 points, lost 193.44 points or 1.63 percent from its previous close to end trade at 11,682.99 points.
Profit booking pulls Sensex below 12,000-markMay 8th, 2009 MUMBAI - Investors sought to book profits at the Indian equities markets Friday, pulling down a key index 240 points and below the 12,000-mark after touching an intra-day high of 12,180.07 points. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 12,092.97 points, lost 240.51 points or 1.98 percent from its previous close to end trade at 11,876.43 points.
Profit booking pulls down SensexMay 8th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets fell sharply post-noon Friday, with a key index ruling 290 points lower than its previous close about 90 minutes before the closing bell. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 12,092.97 points, was ruling 290.06 points or 2.39 percent lower at 11,834.2 points.
Profit booking pulls down Sensex by 178 pointsMay 6th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets closed in the red Wednesday as investors sought to book profits pushing a key index down 178 points from its previous close. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 12,100.69 points, lost 178.33 points or 1.47 percent from its previous close to end trade at 11,952.75 points.
Profit booking pulls down marketsFebruary 3rd, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets slipped from their morning highs in the afternoon trade Wednesday amid profit booking. A key index shed most of its day's gains and was trading a marginal 0.35 percent higher than previous close nearly an hour before the closing bell.
Markets continue to fall amid profit bookingDecember 22nd, 2008 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets continued their downward slide Tuesday amid heavy selling, with a key index trading 2.66 percent down around 2 p.m. from its previous close.