Sensex closes near day's high, up 222 pointsSeptember 16th, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of Indian equities markets Wednesday continued its rally for the second consecutive day and closed around the day's high on the back of strong buying of metal and bank stocks. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened higher at 16,498.59 points, closed at 16,677.04 points (provisional), up 222.59 points or 1.35 percent.
Sensex closes above 15,000 points (Roundup)August 20th, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of Indian equities markets closed 202 points higher Thursday, recouping most of the losses incurred the previous day. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened higher at 14,930.05 points, ended at 15,012.32 points, up 202.68 points or 1.37 percent.
Sensex closes at highest point in over 13 months (Roundup)July 31st, 2009 MUMBAI - Strong corporate earnings and encouraging cues from Asian markets prompted investors to come back to the buying table at Indian equities markets Friday as a key index closed 282 points up from its last closing figure. The 30-scrip benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, which opened lower at 15,449.47 points, shut shop at 15,670.31 points -- 282.35 points or 1.83 percent higher than Thursday's closing figure.
Sensex closes 127 points after seesaw tradeJuly 7th, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities markets closed on a high Tuesday amid volatile conditions, ending trade almost 127 points up from its last closing figure. The 30-scrip benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, which opened at 14,103.65 points, rose 127.05 points or 0.9 percent to 14,170.45 points.
Sensex closes 125 points up (Third Lead)July 7th, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities markets closed on a high Tuesday amid volatile conditions, ending trade almost 125 points up from its last closing figure. The 30-scrip benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, which opened at 14,103.65 points, rose 125.58 points or 0.89 percent to 14,168.98 points (provisional).
Sensex closes on a high, up 144 points (Third Lead)July 1st, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities markets ended trade Wednesday 144 points above its last closing figure, as realty, energy and banking stocks picked up. The benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, which opened at 14,506.43 points, closed at 14,638.05 points (provisional) - 144.21 points or 0.99 percent higher than Tuesday's close.
Sensex fails to recover, closes 92 points in the red (Third Lead)June 11th, 2009 MUMBAI - Trading at Indian equities markets came to a tame end with a key index struggling to make a comeback and ending 92 points in the red Thursday. Though the benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), Sensex, tried to make a comeback from the days's low, it closed 91.91 points down at 15,374.9 points (provisional), 0.59 percent lower than Wednesday's close.
Sensex jumps 340 points, closes at 10-month highJune 10th, 2009 MUMBAI - The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex on Wednesday surged by nearly 340 points to close at a 10-month high, on aggressive buying by funds on expectations that the government will increase public spending in the budget to boost economic growth. Sensex gained 339.81 points, or 2.25%, to settle at 15,466.81 points, a level last seen around mid-August 2008.
Sensex closes off day's high, up 88 points (Third Lead)June 5th, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities markets ended trade Friday 88 points higher than its previous close. Till about 30 minutes before the close, it was ruling more than 200 points above the last closing figure.
Sensex closes above 15,000-mark after 9 months (Second Lead)June 4th, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities markets fought its way back into the green Thursday to close above the 15,000-mark, first time since Sep 2, 2008. It had ruled in the red for most parts of the day.
Sensex closes near nine-month high (Second Lead)June 1st, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets closed higher Monday, with a key index soaring in the last hour to end trade near its nine-month high. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 14,746.51 points, ended at 14,850.62 points (provisional) - 225.37 points or 1.54 percent above Friday's close.
Sensex closes 323 points downMay 21st, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equity markets ended trade in the red as consolidation set in Thursday. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 14,043.38 points, ended at 13,732.61 points - 328.05 points or 2.33 percent - below Wednesday's close.
Sensex closes 413 points in the greenApril 29th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets pulled down shutters high in the green Wednesday, with a key index gaining more than 400 points over its previous close, a day before futures and options contracts expire. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 11,091.56 points, rose 413.21 points or 3.76 percent from the previous close to end trade at 11,414.96 points.
Sensex closes 413 points in the greenApril 29th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets pulled down shutters high in the green Wednesday, with a key index gaining more than 400 points over its previous close, a day before futures and options contracts expire. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 11,091.56 points, rose 413.21 points or 3.76 percent from the previous close to end trade at 11,414.96 points.
Sensex closes near day's highMarch 25th, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities markets Wednesday closed around the day's high on the back of strong buying of realty and energy stocks. The 30-scrip Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) sensitive index (Sensex), ended trade 2.47 percent higher than its previous close with similar gains being seen in other major market indices.