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Sensex off to a green start
Calcutta News.Net
Monday 6th July, 2009 (IANS)
Anticipating an industry-friendly budget, a key index of the Indian equities markets started the week in the green five minutes into trading Monday, rising 116 points from its last closing figure.
The benchmark 30-scrip composite Sensex, which opened higher at 14,962.12 points, was ruling at 15,029.05 points, 116 points or 0.78 percent higher than Friday's closing figure.
Similarly, the Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) was ruling at 4,450.9 points, 0.6 percent higher than its previous close.
Broader market indices were also ruling in the positive, with the BSE midcap index up 0.96 percent and the BSE smallcap index ruling 0.93 percent higher.  Email this story to a friend
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