Selling pressure pulls down sensex by 200 points (Roundup)

October 9th, 2009 MUMBAI - A key Indian equities index fell sharply about an hour before the closing bell Friday, and was ruling 204 points below its last closing figure. Around 2.33 p.m., the 30-scrip benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange, Sensex, which opened at 16,915.96 points, was ruling at 16,636.65 points, down 206.89 points or 1.23 percent.

October 7th, 2009 MUMBAI - A key Indian equities index took a sharp dive in the last minutes of trade and ended Wednesday 0.9 percent down. The 30-scrip benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange, Sensex, which opened at 17,069.42 points, shut shop at 16,806.66 points, down 151.88 points or 0.9 percent from Tuesday's closing figure of 16,958.54 points.

October 6th, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities markets Tuesday climbed back into the green after ruling in the negative for most of the day. It shut shop 92 points higher than its previous close.

September 23rd, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of Indian equities markets, which had slipped sharply owing to heavy selling in blue chip stock in the last 40 minutes of trade Wednesday, managed to climb slightly to close 0.99 percent in the red. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened marginally higher at 16,905.5 points, shut shop at 16,719.5 points (provisional), down 166.93 points or 0.99 percent.

August 12th, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities markets fell sharply Wednesday following a sell-off in realty, capital goods and metal stocks, and was more than 223 points in the red a little before noon. At 11.40 a.m., the 30-scrip benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, which opened higher at 14,953.44 points, was at 14,851.69 points -- 223.35 points or 1.48 percent lower than Tuesday's close.

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 22nd, 2009 MUMBAI - Selling pressure in heavyweight stocks dragged a key index of the Indian equities markets down 219 points Wednesday, after it rose more than 306 points during the day. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 15,124.92 points, lost 219.37 points or 1.46 percent to close at 14,843.12 points.

June 30th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities came under selling pressure Tuesday, with a key index falling sharply in the last session to close 291 points lower than its last closing figure. The benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, which opened at 14,830.97 points, ended trade at 14,493.84 points - 291.9 points or 1.97 percent lower than Monday's close.

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 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 5th, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities markets ended trade Friday 94 points higher than its previous close. Till about 30 minutes before shutting shop, it was ruling more than 200 points above Thursday's closing figure.

June 3rd, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities markets, which had breached the 15,000-mark in intra-day trading Wednesday, shut shop on a flat note after its key stocks came under selling pressure. Broader benchmark indices however remained firm.

June 2nd, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities markets pulled back 34 points into the green at close Tuesday after profit booking pushed it well into the red for most parts of a volatile day's trade. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 14,892.93 points, ended at 14,874.91 points - 34.28 points or 0.23 percent above Monday's close.

May 14th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets continued to be under pressure about 90 minutes before close, as investors sold stocks across sectors and most world bourses traded weak. A key index was 176 points down from Wednesday's close.