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BSE Sensex slips 371 points
Indian shares posted a nervous start to the week on Monday tumbling 371 points, or 3.6 percent, after staging a recovery last week.
27 Jun 2006 |
| 242. |
Sensex rallies to cross 10K in record time
After a three-day slide had pushed the securities market to a six-month low in the previous sessions plunging the benchmark 30-share Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) index, Sensex below 9000 mark, the Sensex rallied strongly on Thursday and Friday to clock its biggest gain in record time as it vaulted over 1000 points, led by blue-chip stocks on mostly firmer Asian bourses.
17 Jun 2006 |
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Midweek Mayhem: Investors panic as Sensex plunges below 9000
Weak global markets and concerns over the rising interest rates in the U.S. and Japan saw the benchmark 30-share Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) index, Sensex, plunge below 9,000 points for the first time in six months on June 13.
15 Jun 2006 |
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NYSE makes merger bid for Euronext for $ 10.2 billion
The New York Stock Exchange, seeking to beat out rival Nasdaq Stock Market Inc. in the race to become the first trans-Atlantic stock market, on Monday offered $ 10.2 billion in cash and shares for European exchange operator Euronext NV.
24 May 2006 |
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Sensex plummets as FIIs press panic button, brokers make margin calls
The benchmark 30-share Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) index, Sensex, tumbled 452 points on Friday to close below 11,000- mark at 10938.61, ending with a mammoth loss of nearly Rs. 400,000 crore for investors as panic selling by foreign institutional investors (FII) and margin calls from market intermediates, mainly brokers and banks, held sway. The broad-based S&P CNX Nifty lost 142 points (4.19 percent) to close at 3,246.90.
20 May 2006 |
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Shares in Arcelor, Mittal suspended
Shares in steelmaker Arcelor SA and rival Mittal Steel Co. were suspended on several stock markets last Friday amid reports that Mittal was to beef up its stock-and-cash offer for Arcelor.
20 May 2006 |
| 250. |
India's benchmark stock index falls
Indian shares continued their plunge Friday with the benchmark stock index losing another 4 percent, or 452.8 points, a day after their sharpest single-day fall in history, as investors were badgered with margin calls and heavy losses, said dealers.
20 May 2006 |
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