Profit booking pulls down markets

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.

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.

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.

July 8th, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities markets was ruling in the red Wednesday, as investors chose to book profits in metal, realty, infrastructure and banking stocks. It was ruling 359 points below the last closing figure, a little before noon.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

May 11th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets around Monday noon slipped just below the last closing figure, with a key index falling 26 points lower than its previous close as profit booking kicked in. The 30 scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which had opened at 11,997.37 points, was ruling at 11,849.57 points, 26.86 points or 0.23 percent lower than its previous close last Friday.

May 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.

May 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.

May 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.

March 25th, 2009 MUMBAI - The rally in Indian equities markets lost steam Tuesday as investors took advantage of higher valuations and booked profits in select stocks, leading to a key index sliding from the day's high at day's close. The 30-scrip Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) sensitive index (Sensex), which opened at 9,549.52 points, shut shop at 9,471.04 points - a marginal rise of 47.02 points or 0.5 percent.

January 13th, 2009 MUMBAI - The Indian equities markets wrapped up trade on a high Wednesday though profit booking ensued towards closing time, with a key index closing about 3.3 percent above its previous close. The sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) shut shop at 9,370.49 points, 3.3 percent or 299.13 points higher than its previous close.