Sensex back in green, up 66 points

August 21st, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities markets climbed back into the green Friday afternoon and was ruling 111 points higher than its previous close. At 1.36 p.m., the 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 14,951.49 points, was trading at 15,124.04 points, up 111.72 points or 0.74 percent.

August 21st, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets closed in the green Friday, with a key index ending trade 228 points higher than its previous close. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 14,951.49 points, ended at 15,240.83 points, up 228.51 points or 1.52 percent.

August 5th, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities markets climbed back into the green Wednesday after languishing in the red for much of the trading day. But about an hour and a quarter before the end of trading, it was 66 points up from its last closing figure.

August 3rd, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities markets opened marginally in the green Monday and was ruling 21 points up about five minutes into trade. The sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) opened at 15,694.78 points, as against Friday's close at 15,670.31 points.

July 31st, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities markets opened in the green Friday taking cues from its Asian peers and a good showing by the US markets Thursday. It was ruling 255 points up about five minutes into trade.

July 27th, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities markets climbed back into the green Monday, about five minutes into trade, after a shaky start. The 30-scrip index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, which opened lower at 15,350.89 points, was at 15,423.72 -- 44.76 points or 0.29 percent higher than Friday's closing figure.

June 17th, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities markets plummeted towards closing bell to shut shop Wednesday 484 points in the red. The benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), Sensex, which opened at 14,978.5 points, fell 484.20 points or 3.24 percent to end trade at 14,473.71 points (provisional).

June 9th, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities markets, which opened 47 points lower than its previous close Tuesday, soared back into the green to rule 343 points up about 30 minutes after noon. Around 12.30 p.m., the benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, was ruling at 15,009.47 points, 343.55 points or 2.34 percent higher than Monday's close.

June 9th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets rallied Tuesday, with a key index shutting shop 490 points above its last closing figure. The benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, closed at 15,156.33 points, 490.41 points (provisional) or 3.34 percent higher than Monday's close.

May 28th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets made gains for the second consecutive day Thursday, with a key index ending trade over 186 points higher than its previous close. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 14,112.04 points, rose 186.37 points or 1.32 percent to close at 14,296.01 points.

May 22nd, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets ended trade in the green Friday, with a key index gaining 150 points over its previous close. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 13,663.54 points, ended at 13,887.15 points - 150.61 points or 1.1 percent above Thursday's close.

May 21st, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities markets was down 220 points from its last closing figure about 90 minutes before closing bell Thursday - after buying by foreign investors had helped it climb back into the green earlier. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 14,043.38 points, was ruling 209.46 points or 1.49 percent lower than its previous close Wednesday at 13,851.2 points.

May 13th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian markets crawled back into the green about an hour before closing bell Wednesday with a key index moving up 310 points from the day's low to rule about 66 points above its previous close. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 12,201.93 points, was ruling 86.13 points or 0.71 percent higher at 12,244.16 points.

January 15th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets opened in the green Friday, with the key index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, starting trade marginally higher than its last closing figure. The Sensex started at 9,125.65 points, higher than its 9,046.74-point close Thursday.

December 29th, 2008 MUMBAI - Indian equities continued their rally Tuesday for the second day in a row amid healthy buys across the sectors. A key index ended the day 1.92 percent higher than its previous close.