Profit booking pulls Sensex down 203 points (Third Lead)

September 18th, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of Indian equities markets recouped its day's losses in the afternoon trade Friday to end 20 points in the green. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened lower at 16,650.05 points points, closed at 16,731.37 points, up 20.26 points or 0.12 percent.

September 17th, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of Indian equities markets ended a highly volatile session marginally in the green Thursday. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened higher at 16,686.38 points, closed at 16,711.11 points, up 34.07 points or 0.2 percent.

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.

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 22nd, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets came under pressure Monday with profit booking ensuing in energy and PSU stocks. A key index was ruling 143 points down about two hours before the closing bell.

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 - 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.

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 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.

February 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.