Sensex slips 126 points in early trade

October 5th, 2009 MUMBAI - A key Indian equities market index opened weak Monday and fell 1.11 percent from its previous closing figure, about 15 minutes into trade. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), opened at 17,062.01 points and was ruling below the 17,000-mark at 16,943.52 points, 191.03 points or 1.11 percent lower than its previous close.

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 2nd, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities markets slipped into the red soon after opening positive Thursday, and was 33 points lower than its previous close about half an hour after start of trade. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened higher at 15,539.34 points, slipped to 15,433.76 points, 33.7 points or 0.22 percent lower than its previous close, about 30 minutes into trade.

August 14th, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities markets slipped into the red and was 49 points below its previous close about five minutes after the start of trade. The sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) opened at 15,530.38 points, as against Thursday's close at 15,518.49 points.

August 12th, 2009 MUMBAI - The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) benchmark Sensex fell by almost 197 points in early trade on Wednesday. The 30-share index moved down by 196.58 points, or 1.21 per cent to 14,878.01 points after stocks of auto, metals and realty sectors suffered the most.

August 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.

July 29th, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities markets opened slightly lower Wednesday, and slid further into the red about five minutes into trade. The sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) opened at 15,293.19 points, as against Tuesday's close at 15,331.94 points, and then moved further down to 15,253.1 points.

June 30th, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities markets slipped further into the red Tuesday afternoon, and was ruling about 207 points lower than its last closing figure. Around 2.28 p.m., the benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, which opened at 14,830.97 points, was ruling 206.99 or 1.4 percent lower at 14,578.75 points.

June 25th, 2009 MUMBAI J - :Influenced by the buying of funds and positive trends in the other Asian markets the Bombay stock exchange (BSE) share index rose up by over 155 points during the first trade. The Sensex, which has added 98 more points to its tally yesterday, gained 155.73 points at 14,578.46 in the first five minutes after the opening of the market.imilarly, the National Stock Exchange's (NSE) index also moved up by 45 points.

June 12th, 2009 MUMBAI - The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) benchmark Sensex recovered 133 points in early trade on Friday. The index touched high of 15544.23 and low of 15446.82.

May 21st, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities markets was down 220 points from its last closing figure about 90 minutes before closing bell Thursday - after buying by foreign investors had helped it climb back into the green earlier. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 14,043.38 points, was ruling 209.46 points or 1.49 percent lower than its previous close Wednesday at 13,851.2 points.

May 11th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets were under pressure and fell sharply Monday afternoon, with a key index ruling 239 points lower than its previous close about 90 minutes before the closing bell. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 11,997.37 points, was ruling 239.66 points or 2.02 percent lower at 11,627.58 points.

April 27th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets slipped into the red Monday afternoon after making some gains in the morning session. About an hour before the closing bell, a key index was ruling 20 points lower than its previous close.

March 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex has plunged below 10,000 points by losing 250.43 points in opening trade due to profit-selling by funds amid weak trends on the global markets. The 30-share Sensex, which had gained nearly 1,070 points, or 12.06 per cent in last week, slipped by 251.43 points, or 2.45 per cent in opening trade as funds and retail investors preferred to book profits at prevailing attractive levels.

March 6th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets started trade deep in the red Friday, with a key index ruling 1.68 percent below its last closing figure. The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Sensitive Index (Sensex) opened at 8,103.75 points, lower than its 8,197.92 point close Thursday.