Sensex closes flat, only 13 points up (Roundup)

October 8th, 2009 MUMBAI - A key Indian equities index fell sharply towards the closing bell Thursday to end flat as heavy selling in blue chip IT and telecom scrips dragged down the benchmark index from its intra-day high. The 30-scrip benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange, Sensex, which opened at 16,908.02 points, shut shop at 16,843.54 points, up 36.88 points or 0.22 percent from Wednesday's closing figure of 16,806.66 points.

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 1st, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of Indian equities markets closed flat Thursday, losing marginally from its previous close. The 30-scrip benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange Sensex, which opened at 17,186.2 points, shut shop at 17,116 points (provisional), down 10.84 points from Wednesday's closing figure of 17,126.84 points.

September 25th, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of Indian equities markets closed 88 points lower Friday owing to a fall in metals, IT and telecom stocks. Though market conditions were volatile through the day, mid- to small-sized company scrips helped steady broader market fluctuations.

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.

August 5th, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities markets, which rose about 120 points in the last 30 minutes of trade Wednesday, gave up most of the gains but still closed in the green, 42 points up over its last close. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 15,882.39 points, ended trade at 15,873.85 points (provisional), up 42.87 points or 0.27 percent.

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.

July 9th, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities markets closed on a flat note Thursday as investors booked profits towards the closing bell. It closed about 11.69 points in the red.

June 29th, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities markets plummeted towards closing bell Monday, falling after rising 191 points to close just 8.22 points above its last closing figure. The benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, which opened at 14,815.9 points, ended trade at 14,772.86 points (provisional) - 8.22 points or 0.06 percent higher than Friday's close.

June 25th, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities markets closed on a disappointing note Thursday, shutting shop 56 points below its previous close after rising 156 points during the day's trading. The benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, which opened at 14,476.15 points, ended trade at 14,366.07 points (provisional) - 56.66 points or 0.39 percent lower than Wednesday's close.

June 24th, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities markets bounced back Wednesday after staying flat in earlier sessions to shut shop higher than its previous close. The benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, which opened at 14,376.82 points, ended trade at 14,410.48 points (provisional) - 86.47 points or 0.6 percent lower than Tuesday's close.

June 23rd, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities markets closed almost flat Tuesday after staging a late recovery to shut shop about 50 points below its previous close. The benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, which opened at 14,147.87 points, ended trade at 14,276.46 points (provisional) - 49.76 points or 0.35 percent lower than Monday's close.

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.

May 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.

February 25th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets ended trade marginally down Tuesday with a key index closing flat after recovering from early losses. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange which opened at 8,707.35 points, closed at 8,822.06 points, down 21.15 points or 0.24 percent.