Sensex dips after opening marginally higher

October 1st, 2009 MUMBAI - Trading at Indian equities markets continued to be volatile Thursday, with a key index marginally up about an hour before the closing bell. At 2.38 p.m., the 30-scrip benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange Sensex, which opened at 17,186.2 points, was at 17,113.37 points, up 9.21 points or 0.05 percent.

September 23rd, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of Indian equities markets, which had slipped sharply in the last 40 minutes of trade Wednesday, managed to climb slightly to close 1.01 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 16,716.53 points (provisional), down 169.9 points or 1.01 percent.

September 22nd, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities market was ruling 0.78 percent higher than its previous close about an hour after noon Tuesday after having opened only marginally higher. At 12.40 p.m., the sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened marginally higher at 16,805.22 points against Friday's close at 16,741.3 points, was ruling 130.08 points or 0.78 percent higher at 16,871.38 points.

September 22nd, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of Indian equities markets slipped from the day's highs Tuesday to end trade 121 points in the green. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened marginally higher at 16,805.22 points against Friday's close at 16,741.3 points, shut shop at 16,862.61 points (provisional), up 121.31 points or 0.72 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 21st, 2009 MUMBAI - The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) benchmark Sensex fell by 162 points to below 15,000 levels in opening trade on Friday. The 30-share index fell to 14,850.51 in the first five minutes of trade.

June 30th, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities market slipped after rising about 122 points from opening bell Tuesday. Within 15 minutes of the opening bell, the benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, which opened higher at 14,830.97 points, was ruling at 14,801.24 points, only 15.5 points or 0.1 percent above Monday's close.

June 29th, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities markets dipped marginally into the red, soon after opening higher Monday morning. Within five minutes of the opening bell, the benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, which opened higher at 14,815.9 points, was ruling lower at 14,762.69 points, 1.95 points or 0.01 percent below Friday's close.

June 23rd, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities market fell sharply at opening bell Tuesday, dipping more than 218 points within five minutes of starting trade. The benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, which opened lower at 14,147.87 points was ruling at 14,109.43 points, 218.79 points or 1.53 percent below Monday's close.

June 3rd, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities markets fell sharply about 90 minutes before the closing bell Wednesday to rule 91 points lower than its previous close. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 14,902.62 points, was ruling at 14,782.97 points - 91.94 points or 0.62 percent below Tuesday's close.

May 25th, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of Indian equities markets closed marginally higher Monday after slipping into the red in the afternoon session. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 13,988.1 points, ended at 13,913.22 points - 26.07 points or 0.19 percent above Friday's close.

February 27th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets fell at opening bell Friday with a key index ruling 0.43 percent lower than its last closing figure. The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Sensitive Index (Sensex) opened at 8,944.11 points, marginally lower than its 8,954.86 point close Thursday.

February 15th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets slipped soon after opening marginally higher Monday. A key index was ruling one percent below its last closing figure.

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.

January 5th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets opened lower Tuesday but rose marginally higher in the opening minutes, with a key index gaining 0.25 percent over its previous close. About 15 minutes into trading, the sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) was at 10,301.52 points, a rise of 25.92 points or 0.25 percent from its previous close of 10,275.60 points.