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Sensex zooms 84 points to 7,272

Sensex zooms 84 points to 7,272

Rediff.com15 Jul 2005

The Sensex opened with a small gain of four points at 7,192. It soon breached the 7,200-mark and moved in a range of 7,210 and 7,230 levels, before profit-taking trimmed gains.

Goldman Sachs sees Nifty at 6,600 pts by 2013-end

Goldman Sachs sees Nifty at 6,600 pts by 2013-end

Rediff.com30 Nov 2012

Financial major Goldman Sachs on raised the Indian stocks to "overweight" from "market-weight" and said the NSE Nifty will scale the 6,600 level by December 2013, on the back of growth recovery and moderation in inflation going forward.

Sensex closes at 11,778, up 79 pts

Sensex closes at 11,778, up 79 pts

Rediff.com1 Sep 2006

The Nifty gained 22 points to close at 3435. \n

Smith jumps to fifth in ICC Test rankings, Kohli 15th

Smith jumps to fifth in ICC Test rankings, Kohli 15th

Rediff.com31 Dec 2014

In the ICC Player Rankings for Test bowlers, Australia's Ryan Harris has moved up two places to second following his six wickets against India in the fourth Test at MCG.

Sensex ends below 10K, sheds 256 pts

Sensex ends below 10K, sheds 256 pts

Rediff.com6 Jun 2006

The Nifty lost 79 points to close at 2,937.

Sensex ends at 12,285, down 150 pts

Sensex ends at 12,285, down 150 pts

Rediff.com12 May 2006

The NSE Nifty meanwhile shed 51 points to close at 3650 points.

Why stock market soared by 600 pts on FM's speech!

Why stock market soared by 600 pts on FM's speech!

Rediff.com28 Feb 2011

The bellwether Sensex rose by over 500 points after the finance minister tabled the Budget in Parliament today.

Sensex tanks 300 pts; banks, realty hit hard after RBI policy

Sensex tanks 300 pts; banks, realty hit hard after RBI policy

Rediff.com18 Jun 2012

The wide-based National Stock Exchange index Nifty also traded marginally up.

Sensex down by 151 pts on weak global cues

Sensex down by 151 pts on weak global cues

Rediff.com4 Sep 2008

The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex today fell by over 150 points ahead of the release of inflation data amid weak international trend as oil prices firmed up globally.

Sensex ends up 383pts; banking, realty stocks surg

Sensex ends up 383pts; banking, realty stocks surg

Rediff.com5 Aug 2008

The Sensex opened marginally (15 points) lower at 14,563 and moved down by 42 points in early trade today on small selling activity in banking and metal stocks. The trading sentiment turned sluggish following The index gyrated between zones till mid-noon trades wherein the index touched a low of 14,529.

Sensex ends up 254pts; ITC, Wipro surge 6%

Sensex ends up 254pts; ITC, Wipro surge 6%

Rediff.com22 Jul 2008

The Sensex opened 12 points lower at 13,838, and soon touched a low of 13,798. Fresh buying, thereafter, helped the index rebound into the positive zone and zip past the 14,000-mark.

Sensex crashes 121 points at close

Sensex crashes 121 points at close

Rediff.com22 Mar 2005

The Sensex has shed 82 points to 6,575 as selling pressure continues in tech, banking, auto and pharma counters.

Sensex ends down 274pts; ICICI Bank slips 4%

Sensex ends down 274pts; ICICI Bank slips 4%

Rediff.com18 Jun 2008

The Sensex opened 47 points higher at 15,744 despite the negative close in the US markets and touched a day's high of 15,790. Unabated selling in realty, banking and IT stocks pushed the index into a negative zone. The index drifted to a low of 15,390 - down 400 points from day's high.

Sensex closes at 6,459, down 192 pts

Sensex closes at 6,459, down 192 pts

Rediff.com5 Jan 2005

The Sensex opened with a negative gap of 22 points at 6,629, which nearly turned out to be the high for the day. Sustained selling across-the-board saw the index plunge to an intra-day low of 6,335 - a drop of 316 points from the previous close.

Sensex closes at 6,651, down 28 pts

Sensex closes at 6,651, down 28 pts

Rediff.com4 Jan 2005

The Sensex opened marginally higher (four points) at 6,683, and touched a high of 6,696 in morning deals.

Despite spike in aluminium demand, China still a threat for India

Despite spike in aluminium demand, China still a threat for India

Rediff.com16 Jul 2020

Chinese alumina refining and metal smelting technologies have emerged as a match for the best anywhere in the world. In fact, Vedanta and Hindalco have bought technologies from China. Our aluminium makers will be haunted by twin fears of rising imports and low metal prices squeezing margins over a long time.

Sensex ends up 245pts; ICICI Bank soars 6%

Sensex ends up 245pts; ICICI Bank soars 6%

Rediff.com11 Jan 2008

The Sensex opened with a positive gap of 121 points at 20,703. Follow-up selling saw the index slip into the negative zone to a low of 20,506 - down 197 points from the day's open.

Sensex ends down 288pts, ICICI Bank gains 3%

Sensex ends down 288pts, ICICI Bank gains 3%

Rediff.com10 Jan 2008

After opening with a positive gap of 60 points at 20,930, the Sensex hit a new high of 21,207 in morning deals on buying in ICICI Bank.

Sensex gains 6pts; Reliance up 1.8%

Sensex gains 6pts; Reliance up 1.8%

Rediff.com31 Aug 2004

The Nifty was up 2 points at 1,630.\n\n

Volatile Sensex ends up 11pts, Hindalco up 5%

Volatile Sensex ends up 11pts, Hindalco up 5%

Rediff.com18 Jul 2007

The Sensex finally ended with a marginal gain of 11 points at 15,301. The NSE Nifty ended up 3 points at 4500.

Sensex gains 2 points at close

Sensex gains 2 points at close

Rediff.com1 Oct 2003

The Sensex opened on a flat note at 4,452. It is now up six points at 4,459.

Sensex ends at 5,063; up 156 pts

Sensex ends at 5,063; up 156 pts

Rediff.com3 Nov 2003

Early gains in old and new economy stocks saw the index open with a huge positive gap of 40 points at 4,947.

Sensex ends up 59pts; HDFC Bank soars 5%

Sensex ends up 59pts; HDFC Bank soars 5%

Rediff.com28 May 2007

The Sensex opened with a positive gap of 130 points at 14,468.

Sensex ends down 37pts; oil, tech stocks slip

Sensex ends down 37pts; oil, tech stocks slip

Rediff.com15 May 2007

The Sensex opened marginally lower at 13,949 - down 17 points

SBI, Reliance lead rally, Sensex ends up 170pts

SBI, Reliance lead rally, Sensex ends up 170pts

Rediff.com14 May 2007

The Sensex opened with a positive gap of 158 points at 13,954.

Sensex gains 30 pts; RIL, ITC up 3%

Sensex gains 30 pts; RIL, ITC up 3%

Rediff.com22 Aug 2003

The Sensex opened with a huge positive gap of 52 points at 4,147. It is holding gains above 4,100 and is up 25 points at 4,120.

Sensex pares gains on profit-taking,ends up 33 pts

Sensex pares gains on profit-taking,ends up 33 pts

Rediff.com10 Sep 2009

The NSE Nifty settled at 4,819, up five points. Among the sectoral indices, realty index slipped 2% to 4,317. Metal and bankex indices on the other hand gained over 1% each.

Sensex gains 38 pts, Dr Reddy's surges 9%

Sensex gains 38 pts, Dr Reddy's surges 9%

Rediff.com3 Jul 2003

The Sensex finished 38 points higher at 3,640 on Thursday. The Nifty closed with a gain of 12 points at 1,146.

Sensex ends flat in volatile trade, down by 4 pts

Sensex ends flat in volatile trade, down by 4 pts

Rediff.com27 Jul 2009

The National Stock Exchange index Nifty gained 3.75 points at 4,572.30. It touched the day's high of 4,596.75 and a low of 4,528.50 points. Among the 30 Sensex stocks, 14 closed with losses while 16 gained. Overseas funds bought stocks of a net $146.6 million on July 23, taking total investments in equities this year to $6.57 billion.

WLL: RIL connects with only 51 BSNL pts

WLL: RIL connects with only 51 BSNL pts

Rediff.com10 Apr 2003

With barely 20 days to go for the scheduled commercial launch of its services, Reliance has managed to connect with only about 51 out of over 600 points in Bharat Sanchar Nigam's network.

Sensex falls most in over 3 weeks, down 414pts on global sell-off

Sensex falls most in over 3 weeks, down 414pts on global sell-off

Rediff.com1 Aug 2014

The 30-share Sensex ended down 414 points at 25,481 and the 50-share Nifty slipped 119 points at 7,603.

Sensex up 101 pts at 10502 @10.30 hrs

Sensex up 101 pts at 10502 @10.30 hrs

Rediff.com25 Jun 2006

The NSE Nifty up 19 points at 3061.

ICICI Bank slashes home loan rate by 50 basis pts

ICICI Bank slashes home loan rate by 50 basis pts

Rediff.com31 Dec 2008

The rate, which has been reduced from 14.25 per cent, will benefit all existing home loan and auto loan customers, the bank said. Besides, the bank reduced it benchmark lending rate by half a percentage points to 16.75 per cent.

Markets slide: Sensex breaks 12K,ends down 725 pts

Markets slide: Sensex breaks 12K,ends down 725 pts

Rediff.com6 Oct 2008

The NSE Nifty is down 216 points at 3,602. The market breadth was extremely negative - out of 2,677 stocks traded, 2,369 declined, 281 advanced and 27 were unchanged on Monday.

Sensex down for 3rd day, falls 202 pts to one-week low

Sensex down for 3rd day, falls 202 pts to one-week low

Rediff.com13 Mar 2013

Market participants were cautious ahead of WPI data release tomorrow.

Sensex ends up 215pts; NTPC, HDFC Bank gain 5%

Sensex ends up 215pts; NTPC, HDFC Bank gain 5%

Rediff.com21 Jul 2008

Continuing with its uptrend, the Sensex opened with a positive gap of 147 points at 13,782. Profit-taking in early trades saw the index pare gains and slip into red to a low of 13,581.

Sensex will fall 400 pts if FDI in retail not approved: Pranab

Sensex will fall 400 pts if FDI in retail not approved: Pranab

Rediff.com25 Nov 2011

Why the Union Cabinet was so impatient to allow FDI in multi-brand retail flummoxed many.

World Jr Chess: India's Narayanan, Rout stay unbeaten after 7 rounds

World Jr Chess: India's Narayanan, Rout stay unbeaten after 7 rounds

Rediff.com13 Oct 2014

Padmini Rout is well-placed along with four foreigners atop of the points' table after seven rounds in the LIC World Junior Chess Championships, being played at Hotel Hyatt, in Pune. With six rounds left in the tough 13-round Swiss league event, the players in both sections are tightly bunched, making the hunt for the title quite open.

Sensex hits high of 20,529; ends up 165 pts

Sensex hits high of 20,529; ends up 165 pts

Rediff.com2 Jan 2008

The Sensex opened with a huge positive gap of 92 points at 20,393, and dropped to a low of 20,077 in early deals.

Rupee ends flat at 68.21 vs dollar ahead of RBI policy meet

Rupee ends flat at 68.21 vs dollar ahead of RBI policy meet

Rediff.com5 Dec 2016

Overall forex market sentiment remained cautious