Sensex soars, ends 433 points up (Third Lead)

October 12th, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of Indian equities markets shot up during afternoon trade Monday and was ruling 2.21 percent higher than its previous close. Around 2.15 p.m., the 30-scrip benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange, Sensex, which opened at 16,687.32 points, was ruling at 17,015.18 points, up 372.52 points or 2.24 percent.

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 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).

September 9th, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities markets pulled up higher into the green in late trading Wednesday to end 59 points above its last closing figure. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 16,111.09 points, closed at 16,182.99 points (provisional), up 59.32 points or 0.36 percent higher than Tuesday's close.

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.

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.

August 12th, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of Indian equities markets recouped most of the day's losses Wednesday, but still closed 54 points below its previous close. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened lower at 14,953.44 points, ended trade at 15,020.16 points (provisional), down 54.43 points or 0.36 percent.

July 22nd, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities markets reversed its day's gains to end 221 points in the red Wednesday, below the 15,000-mark. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 15,124.92 points, lost 221.86 points or 1.47 percent to close at 14,840.63 points (provisional).

July 20th, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities markets soared in the last session Monday to end trade 421 points higher than its previous close. The 30-scrip benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, which opened at 14,854.17 points, gained 421.9 points or 2.86 percent to close at 15,166.91 points (provisional).

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.

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 22nd, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets slipped further into the red Monday with a key index shutting shop 252 points below its previous close. The benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, which opened at 14,591.28 points, ended trade at 14,269.77 points (provisional) - 252.12 points or 1.74 percent lower than Friday's close.

June 15th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets closed in the red Monday, with a key index shedding 300 points to end below the 15,000-mark. The benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), Sensex, which opened at 15,195.83 points, fell 300.73 points or 1.97 percent to end trade at 14,937.21 points (provisional).

June 9th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets rallied Tuesday, with a key index shutting shop 490 points above its last closing figure. The benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, closed at 15,156.33 points, 490.41 points (provisional) or 3.34 percent higher than Monday's close.

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.