Sensex flat as volatility continues, down 15 points

October 8th, 2009 MUMBAI - A key Indian equities index fell sharply towards closing bell Thursday and ended flat after having gained more than 191 points during the day. The 30-scrip benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange, Sensex, which opened at 16,908.02 points, shut shop at 16,800.53 points (provisional), down 6.13 points or 0.04 percent from Wednesday's closing figure of 16,806.66 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.

September 2nd, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets continued to languish Wednesday as trading remained dull about an hour before closing bell, with a key index ruling 20 points down from its previous close. At 2.31 p.m., the 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 15,482.05 points, was trading at 15,531.13 points, down 20.06 points or 0.13 percent below Tuesday's close at 15,551.19 points.

July 29th, 2009 MUMBAI - Volatility was rife at the Indian equities markets Wednesday, with a key index trading in a see-saw like pattern to rule 90 points in the red around noon. Around 11.50 p.m., the 30-scrip benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, which opened lower at 15,293.19 points was at 15,197.94 points - 134 points or 0.87 percent lower than Tuesday'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.

July 7th, 2009 MUMBAI - Volatility was rife at the Indian equities markets Tuesday with a key index trading in a see-saw pattern but in a tight range, and ruling 118 points higher than its last closing figure about an hour before end of trade. At 2.28 p.m., the 30-scrip benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, which opened at 14,103.65 points, was ruling 145.57 points or 1.05 percent up to 14,187.35 points.

July 4th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets went up and down in volatile trading last week, but ended close to where they were a week ago, as investors waited anxiously for the budget to be unveiled Monday. A key index moved up from its previous weekly close, but only 1.01 percent.

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 5th, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities markets ended trade Friday 94 points higher than its previous close. Till about 30 minutes before shutting shop, it was ruling more than 200 points above Thursday's closing figure.

June 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.

June 3rd, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities markets, which had breached the 15,000-mark in intra-day trading Wednesday, shut shop on a flat note after its key stocks came under selling pressure. Broader benchmark indices however remained firm.

June 1st, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities markets closed near its nine-month high Monday, as investors continued to buy scrips across sectors. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 14,746.51 points, ended at 14,840.63 points - 215.38 points or 1.47 percent above Friday's close.

February 26th, 2009 MUMBAI - Trading remained flat in Indian equities markets Thursday, with a key index ruling 0.4 percent down about 90 minutes before the closing bell. The 30-scrip Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Sensitive Index (Sensex), which opened at 8,905.56 points, was trading at 8,868.02 points, down 0.4 percent or 34.54 points from Wednesday's close.

January 23rd, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets were edgy this week as global economic cues remained negative, resulting in high volatility in this week's trade. A key index closed about 7 percent down Friday over its close the previous week.