Correction: 3Q earnings roundupOctober 23rd, 2009 Correction: 3Q earnings roundupIn an Oct. 22 roundup on earnings, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Amazon.com Inc.'s third-quarter net income rose 62 percent.
Sensex ends 197 points down following selling pressure (Roundup)October 22nd, 2009 MUMBAI - A key Indian equity index closed 197 points in the red Thursday as investors continued to sell stocks across the board. The sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened higher at 17,031.54 points, ended below the 17,000-mark at 16,812.14 points -- 197.03 points or 1.16 percent down from Wednesday's close at 17,009.17 points.
Sensex ends 1.24 percent down (Roundup)October 21st, 2009 MUMBAI - A key Indian equity index shut shop 1.24 percent in the red Wednesday as selling pressure intensified during the last minutes of trade. The 30-scrip sensitive index, Sensex, of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 17,229.72 points, closed at 17,009.17 points -- down 213.84 points or 1.24 percent from Tuesday's close.
Sensex ends flat on Diwali special tradingOctober 17th, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of Indian equities markets Saturday closed flat after the 60-minute special Diwali trading session -- also called muhurat. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) opened at 17,452.56 points and shut shop 17,326.01 points, 0.02 percent or 3.19 points higher than Friday's close at 17,322.82 points.
Sensex ends flat as investors sell IT, telecom scrips (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.
Sensex ends above 17,000 (Third Lead)September 30th, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of Indian equities markets Wednesday ended 256 points up after crossing the 17,000-mark for the first time in 16 months. The sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 16,868.46 points, ended at 17,109.48 points (provisional).
Sensex ends day 1 percent higher (Roundup)September 29th, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of Indian equities markets Tuesday closed almost one percent higher than its previous closing figure Friday, with trading during the day remaining largely range-bound. The sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened higher at 16,829.11 points, shut shop at 16,852.91 points, 159.91 points or 0.96 percent higher than Friday's close of 16,693 points.
Sensex slips from day's high, still ends 276 points up (Second Lead)September 4th, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities markets closed lower than the day's highs Friday, shutting shop 276 points higher than its previous close. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 15,425.86 points, ended at 15,674.88 points (provisional), up 276.55 points or 1.8 percent.
Sensex gives up gains, ends 88 points down (Third Lead)September 3rd, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities markets gave up the slender gains it had managed in the afternoon to end 88 points in the red Thursday. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 15,539.34 points, ended at 15,378.54 points (provisional), down 88.92 points or 0.57 percent.
Sensex rallies in last hour, ends 228 points upAugust 21st, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets closed for the week on a high, with a key index rising smartly in the last hour before closing bell Friday and adding 228 points to its previous session's tally. The rally was led by auto, technology and realty stocks.
Sensex ends 109 points down (Third Lead)August 4th, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities markets closed 109 points lower Tuesday, a day after touching its 14-month high. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) ended trade on a low, moving down 109.44 points or 0.69 percent to 15,814.79 points (provisional).
Sensex touches 14 month high in early tradeAugust 4th, 2009 MUMBAI - The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) benchmark Sensex rose to a 14-month high in early trade on Tuesday. The Sensex was trading 86 points low at 15,837 in early trade.
Sensex ends week on positive note (Roundup)July 24th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets shut shop for the week on a positive note Friday, with a key index closing near its day's high and adding 634 points since last week's close. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 15,272.01 points, ended trade at 15,378.96 points, up 147.92 points or 0.97 percent.
Sensex ends in red after breaching 15,000-mark (Third Lead)June 3rd, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities markets shut shop in the red Wednesday, slipping 30 points from its last close. It had earlier breached the 15,000-mark.
Sensex ends flat after hitting 15KJune 3rd, 2009 MUMBAI - The Sensex ended at 14,870, down 4 points after hitting days' high of 15,045 after a gap of nine months. The 30-share Sensex, which has surged 1,285 points in the last five sessions, gathered 168.30 points on Wednesday at 15,043.21 its highest level since early September last year.