Markets start on a dull note

October 5th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets were trading on a dull note about an hour before the closing bell Monday with a key index ruling 1.3 percent lower than its previous close. Around 2.28 p.m., the sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened higher at 17,062.01 points, was ruling at 16,911.63 points -- 222.92 points or 1.3 percent lower than Friday's close of 17,134.55 points.

September 24th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets were trading on a fairly tepid note a little after noon Thursday, although a key index recovered after falling steeply in the morning session and was ruling 0.74 percent lower than its previous close. At 12.49 p.m., the sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened lower at 16,905.5 points, was ruling at 16,595.38 points, 124.12 points or 0.74 percent lower than Wednesday's close of 16,719.5 points.

September 9th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets were trading on a dull note around noon Wednesday, with a key index 41 points above its last closing figure. At 12.02 p.m., the sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened lower at 16,111.09 points against Tuesday's close at 16,123.67 points, was ruling 41.35 points or 0.26 percent higher at 16,165.02 points.

September 2nd, 2009 MUMBAI - Depressed cues from Asian markets continued to impact Indian equities Wednesday with a key index trading on a dull note after having opened lower. At 11.08 a.m., the 30-scrip benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, which opened weak at 15,482.05 points, was at 15,517.14 points -- 34.05 points or 0.22 percent lower than Tuesday's close.

May 13th, 2009 AMRITSAR - Voting in the city of the Golden Temple started on a not so enthusiastic note on Wednesday in the fifth phase of general elections. Polling started at 7 a.m, in the urban areas of Amritsar.

May 13th, 2009 AMRITSAR - The city of Golden Temple started voting on a not so enthusiastic note on Wednesday in the fifth phase of general elections, with not many people turning up at polling booths despite wide awareness. Though polling started at 7 a.m, in the urban areas of Amritsar despite a dull beginning the voting is likely to pick up later in the day.

May 7th, 2009 SRINAGAR - Polling began on a dull note in Jammu and Kashmir's prestigious Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency Thursday morning with very few people coming out to cast their votes. Polling stations were thrown open to voters in the 15 assembly segments spread over the three districts of Srinagar, Ganderbal and Badgam at 7 a.m..

April 30th, 2009 ANANTNAG - Voting began on a dull note in the south Kashmir Lok Sabha constituency of Anantnag that went to polls Thursday in the third of the five phase parliamentary elections. Pollign booths opened at 7 a.m.

April 23rd, 2009 BANGALORE - About 30 percent of the 20.6 million voters in Karnataka cast their votes in 17 parliamentary constituencies till 3 p.m. Thursday even as a polling official was reported to have died of a heart attack.

April 23rd, 2009 JAMMU - Most of the polling stations in the predominantly mountainous Lok Sabha constituency of Udhampur in Jammu and Kashmir wore a deserted look as voting began in the second of the five-phase parliamentary polls Thursday morning. Tight security was in place in this constituency that witnessed gunbattles between separatist militants and security personnel till a day before.

March 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Indian equities markets were trading on a dull note late Tuesday morning, with a key index 0.6 percent below its previous close. The 30-scrip Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) sensitive index (Sensex), which opened at 8,583.06 points, was at 8,555.12 points shortly before noon, a fall of 51.96 points or 0.6 percent from its previous close.

February 26th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities were trading on a dull note Thursday with global markets back in the red after ending positive a day earlier. This pulled down a key index 0.89 percent below its last closing.

February 15th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities were trading on a dull note in the run-up to the interim budget Monday. A key index was ruling 0.75 percent lower than its last close about an hour into trade.

February 4th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian markets opened flat Thursday, with a key index starting trade marginally higher than its last closing figure. The Sensex started at 9,241.56 points, higher than its 9,201.85-point close Wednesday.

January 18th, 2009 MUMBAI - Trading at the Indian equities markets remained dull and operated in a tight range Monday, with a key index closing only 0.06 percent up over its previous close. 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, shut shop at 9,329.57 points, 0.06 percent or 5.98 points above its previous close.