Rally looses steam, Sensex closes 108 points lower
September 5th, 2011 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 5 (IANS) A benchmark index for Indian equities markets Monday closed 108 points lower, ending a three day rally that saw the index gain over 6 percent ... Read more...
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Indian markets expected to catch up to global rally Friday
September 1st, 2011 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 1 (IANS) Indian equities markets, which remained closed Thursday for the second day running, are Friday expected to play catch up to the rally witnessed in bourses ... Read more...
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Sensex gains after sharp sell-off, ends 155 points up (Roundup)
March 31st, 2011 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 31 (IANS) A benchmark index for Indian equities markets Thursday managed to close 155 points higher, moving up after a late sell-off. Broader market indices, too, pared ... Read more...
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Sensex rises in noon trade
January 18th, 2011 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 18 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets Tuesday rose in noon trade, helped by strong earnings reported by corporates. Gainers in front-line stocks were led by IT ... Read more...
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Sensex stems losses (Weekly Market Review)
August 22nd, 2009 - 1:47 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 22 (IANS) A two-day rally by a key index of the Indian equities markets stemmed losses this week, but the index still ended 1.11 percent lower Friday than its ... Read more...
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Sensex rallies in last hour, ends 228 points up (Roundup)
August 21st, 2009 - 6:27 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 21 (IANS) Indian equities markets closed for the week on a high, with a key index rising smartly in the last hour before closing bell Friday and adding 228 ... Read more...
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China shares close flat on weak investor confidence
December 17th, 2008 - 3:27 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 17 (Xinhua) In contrast to gains on regional markets following an overnight strong rally on Wall Street, Chinese stocks closed merely 0.09 percent higher amid heavy trading Wednesday. Earlier gains ... Read more...
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Chinese stocks plunge as rate cut fails to materialise
November 24th, 2008 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 24 (Xinhua) China's benchmark stock index finished 3.67 percent lower Monday, declining for a third straight day after an expected lending rate cut failed to materialize over the weekend. The ... Read more...
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Chinese stocks sink amid global financial turmoil
September 16th, 2008 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 16 (Xinhua) Chinese shares plunged 4.47 percent amid global financial turmoil Tuesday, as investors reacted to losses on Wall Street and the People's Bank of China's (PBOC) decision to slash ... Read more...
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Chinese stocks surge on talk of government support
August 20th, 2008 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 20 (Xinhua) Chinese shares surged more than seven percent Wednesday, making their largest one-day gain in four months, amid speculation that the government would act to support the market and ... Read more...
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‘China, India among worst performing stock markets of 2008′
June 23rd, 2008 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
New York, June 23 (IANS) India and China, two of the investors' biggest darlings not so long ago, are among the world's worst-performing stock markets this year, says the Wall Street Journal ... Read more...
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Chinese stocks fall to 15-month low on unsettled market sentiment
June 13th, 2008 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Beijing, June 13 (Xinhua) Chinese stocks continued thier downward spiral Friday with the main index falling to a 15-month low as investors were still nervous about the inflationary pressure and tightening policy. ... Read more...
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China’s biggest brokerage firm reports 101 percent profit
April 28th, 2008 - 3:26 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Beijing, April 28 (Xinhua) Citic Securities, China's biggest brokerage firm, has reported a net profit of 2.522 billion yuan ($360.34 million) in the first quarter, up 101 percent year on year, said ... Read more...
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Tax cut propels China stocks to biggest gain since 2001
April 24th, 2008 - 7:54 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Beijing, April 24 (Xinhua) The overnight announcement of a cut in share trading taxes drove Chinese stocks 9.29 percent higher in soaring turnover Thursday. The key Shanghai Composite Index was up 304 ... Read more...
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