Sensex rises as realty, power stocks pick up steam (Second Lead)

September 7th, 2009 MUMBAI - Key indices of the Indian equities markets Monday touched highs not seen previously in 2009, as investors continued to buy, particularly into realty, metal, banking and consumer durables stocks, 20 minutes before the closing bell. At 3.10 p.m., the 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 15,739.27 points, was trading at 16,028.53 points, up 339.41 points or 2.16 percent higher than Friday's close.

September 1st, 2009 MUMBAI - Heavy selling in realty, metal and capital goods stocks resulted in a key index of the Indian equities markets Tuesday shutting shop 0.83 percent lower than its previous close, after gaining more than 1.6 percent earlier. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 15,691.27 points, ended at 15,536.71 points (provisional), down 129.93 points or 0.83 percent.

August 12th, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities markets fell sharply Wednesday following a sell-off in realty, capital goods and metal stocks, and was more than 223 points in the red a little before noon. At 11.40 a.m., the 30-scrip benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, which opened higher at 14,953.44 points, was at 14,851.69 points -- 223.35 points or 1.48 percent lower than Tuesday's close.

August 5th, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities markets slipped further into the red Wednesday as selling continued in realty, FMCG, and capital goods stocks. Early afternoon, the index was 119.78 points lower than its previous close.

July 15th, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities markets continued to trade in the green Wednesday as investors bought into realty, metal and capital goods stocks. Around noon, it was ruling 121 points higher than its last closing figure.

July 13th, 2009 MUMBAI - There was no respite for Indian equities markets around Monday noon, with a key index continuing to rule in the red after opening lower. Losses were seen across the board, with consumer durables, realty and auto stocks seeing heavy selling.

July 1st, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities markets ended trade Wednesday 151 points above its last closing figure on hectic buying of realty, energy and banking stocks. The benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, which opened at 14,506.43 points, closed at 14,645.47 points - 151.63 points or 1.05 percent higher than Tuesday's close.

June 8th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets went on a correction mode within about an hour of trading Monday morning with a key index shedding 116 points from its last closing figure. The benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, opened at 15,153.21 points, above Friday's close of 15,103.55.

June 8th, 2009 MUMBAI - After completing 13 successive weeks of gains, Sensex on Monday witnessed the third biggest fall of the year and ended below the 15,000 level, losing nearly 438 points on weak Asian and European trends. The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark, Sensex suffered a loss of 437.63 points to 14,665.92 as metal, banking and realty stocks suffered hefty losses.

April 17th, 2009 MUMBAI - The rally at Indian equities markets Friday lost its steam midway as investors booked profits, resulting in a key index losing about 270 points from the day's highs. The 30-scrip Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) sensitive index (Sensex), which opened at 11,067.71 points higher than its Thursday close, fell 272 points from the day's highs to close at 11,023.09 points - a marginal increase of 75.69 points or 0.69 percent.

April 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - With the Nifty hitting the 3300 mark on Monday, equities made an impressive opening. Buying interest has emerged in realty, banking and metal stocks.

April 1st, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets closed higher Wednesday after being in the red for a major part of the day as investors bought lower valued realty, IT and oil and gas stocks. A key index closed almost 2 percent higher than its previous close, with gains being seen across a number of stocks and sectors.

March 30th, 2009 MUMBAI - Engineering and construction major Larsen and Toubro (L&T) has bagged a Rs.345 crore ($67.5 million) order from the Nuclear Power Corp of India (NPCI) for supply of four steam generators, it was announced Monday. The steam generators are critical and long lead equipment which will be supplied to the Kakrapar Atomic Power Project-3 and 4, L&T said in a statement.

March 26th, 2009 MUMBAI - The rally at Indian equities markets gathered steam Thursday as traders scampered to cover their positions, resulting in a key index shutting shop above the psychologically important 10,000-mark. The 30-scrip Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) sensitive index (Sensex), which opened at 9,739.93 points, ended at 10,003.1 points - a rise of 335.2 points or 3.47 percent from its previous close.

March 19th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities closed with good gains Wednesday, but off the day's high. A key index that crossed 9,000 points in the afternoon trade slipped below the psychologically important mark before closing 1.27 percent higher than its previous close.