Sensex plummets near closing bell (Third Lead)

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 7th, 2009 MUMBAI - A key Indian equities index took a sharp dive in the last minutes of trade and ended Wednesday almost a percent down. The 30-scrip benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange, Sensex, which opened at 17,069.42 points, shut shop at 16,788.67 points (provisional), down 169.87 points or 1 percent from Tuesday's closing figure of 16,958.54 points.

September 2nd, 2009 MUMBAI - Late selling Wednesday pulled down a key index of the Indian equities markets, forcing it to close 81 points lower than its previous close, after dull trading through the day. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 15,482.05 points, ended at 15,469.36 points (provisional), down 81.83 points or 0.53 percent.

July 28th, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities markets gave up its gains Tuesday to end trade 40.09 points lower than its previous close. It had managed to crawl into the positive terrain about an hour before closing bell after languishing in the red for most of the day, but ended in loss.

July 27th, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities markets was 76 points in the red about 90 minutes before the closing bell Monday. Around 2 p.m., the 30-scrip benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, which opened higher at 15,350.89 points, was at 15,302.76 points -- 76.2 points or 0.5 percent lower than Friday's closing figure.

July 20th, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities markets surged in the afternoon trade Monday to go past the 15,000-mark. It was ruling 401 points up about an hour before the closing bell.

July 15th, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities markets went past the 14,000-mark Wednesday, the first time this week, as buying interest picked up, especially in realty stocks. It was ruling 232 points above its last closing figure, about 90 minutes before closing bell.

July 15th, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities markets soared towards closing bell Wednesday, ending the day 433 points higher than its previous close. The 30-scrip benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, which opened at 13,917.27 points, gained 433.24 points or 3.13 percent to 14,286.94 points (provisional).

July 1st, 2009 MUMBAI - Realty, energy and banking stocks gave a boost to a key index of the Indian equities markets, which rose from the red about an hour before closing bell Wednesday to trade more than 193 points above its last closing figure. Around 2.24 p.m., the benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, which opened at 14,506.43 points, was ruling 189.3 points or 1.31 percent higher at 14,683.14 points.

June 29th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets were trading on a high Monday, with a key index rising 140 point from its last closing figure about 90 minutes before the closing bell. Just before 2 p.m., the benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, which opened at 14,815.9 points, was trading at 14,905.08 points - 140.44 points or 0.95 percent higher than Friday's close.

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 26th, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities markets soared towards closing bell Friday, rising more than 419 points from its last closing figure. It also ended the week on a 3 percent rise from its previous weekly closing figure in spite of profit booking that ensued for most of the week.

June 26th, 2009 MUMBAI - Trading picked up at Indian equities markets Friday about an hour before the closing bell as investors bought into capital goods, banking and IT stocks, pushing a key index up 281.56 points from its last closing figure. Around 2.30 p.m., the benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, which opened at 14,373.57 points, was trading at 14,627.18 points - 281.56 points or 1.96 percent higher than Thursday's close.

June 5th, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities markets climbed further Friday afternoon to rule 236 points higher about an hour before the closing bell. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 15,040.24 points, was ruling at 15,236.17 points - 236.47 points or 1.58 percent above Thursday'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.