The benchmark Sensex fell by 37 points on the Bombay Stock Exchange on Wednesday on profit selling by funds in heavy-weight stocks.

The benchmark Sensex failed to hold on its early gains and lost over 54 points on the Bombay Stock Exchange on Tuesday on selling by funds in blue-chip stocks led by software exporters following weakening dollar.

Sensex overcame early losses on the BSE and closed with a moderate six point gain on revival of buying by funds in fundamentally strong stocks available at low levels.

Sensex breached the 15,700-mark after a gap of more than one month in a consistent surge on the back of sustained FII inflows and buying support from operators and retail investors.

The benchmark Sensex recovered from early losses by gaining over 44 points on the Bombay Stock Exchange in early trade on Thursday on buying by funds.

The stock market snapped its eight-day long winning streak with the benchmark Sensex ending with a small loss of 19 points on profit booking by funds.

Sensex opened on a firm note by gaining over 63 points in early trade on the BSE with heavy-weight stocks like Infosys and Reliance gaining further ground.

Indian bourses extended their gains to the seventh day in a row as buying support gathered momentum and the Sensex jumped to a five-week high of 15,422.05, a rise of 103.45 points.

Indian bourses have outpaced those in developed countries in terms of growth in market value in one year ended July 2007, but still lags behind equity markets in the world's fastest growing economy -- China.

Investors at Dalal Street may witness a mixed bag ahead with bouts of volatility marking the otherwise positive undertone and markets taking direction from global cues.

Buoyed by 9.3 per cent GDP growth for the first quarter of this fiscal, the benchmark Sensex today surged by over 197 points.

The benchmark Sensex gained for the fifth straight session by rising over 128 points on the Bombay Stock Exchange on heavy buying by funds.

Calcutta Stock Exchange is the second stock exchange, after BSE, to sell stake to investors as part of the corporatisation plan for stock exchanges.

The Sensex made good its initial loss and ended with a gain of 74 points on the Bombay Stock Exchange today following revival of buying by funds in select blue-chip stocks.

Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India is setting up a dedicated training and research institute to train investors and other stakeholders in securities market.

The benchmark Sensex gained over 77 points on the Bombay Stock Exchange on funds buying amid market players unwinding their long pending positions.

The benchmark Sensex registered its biggest gain in three weeks by rising over 417 points on brisk buying by funds enthused by reports easing concerns of the US subprime mortage crisis.

The BJP sought to blame the ‘delay’ in PM Manmohan Singh making a statement in Parliament on the Indo-US nuke deal for the turbulence in the country's stock markets.

The benchmark Sensex moved up by 260 points on the BSE on expectation the government and the Left allies will resolve their differences on the Indo-US nuclear deal.

Rumours about the happenings in New Delhi's corridors of power played with the sentiments of Dalal Street investors, who caused the stock market to close with two losers for every gainer after opening with 6 gainers for each loser.

The stocks markets continued their upward march with the benchmark Sensex surging 306 points on sustained by funds, encouraged by firming global trend.

The Sensex partly made up for the previous session's losses, rising 260 points on emergence of buying by funds amid firm Asian markets and gains in US stocks.

Fears of snap polls pushed Sensex down by 438 points to sub-14,000 level as funds pressed the sell button to restrict losses in view of the political uncertainty at the Centre.

The benchmark Sensex surged by over 286 points on Monday on emergence of buying by funds in heavyweight stocks, triggered by a firming global trend.

Stock markets registered the fourth straight weekly loss as the key indices, benchmark Sensex and Nifty, plunged by five per cent during the week on global mayhem.

The US subprime crisis may have spilled over to the worldwide equity markets, but all is not lost for India with a new survey indicating a major shift toward emerging markets.

The Sensex, which plunged by nearly 578 pts during the day, remained volatile before ending with a loss of 1.5 per cent at 14,141.52, after touching a level of 13,779.88.

Following are the 10 biggest one-day losses in benchmark index Sensex in its life-time.

Asian stock markets buckled on Thursday under a wave of selling, as the escalating fallout from turmoil in US credit markets prompted investors to flee to safe havens.

The BSE benchmark tanked 642.70 points, or 4.28 per cent, to settle at 14,358.21 on frantic selling by funds influenced by a steep fall in global stock markets.

The benchmark Sensex failed to hold on to early gains and ended with a moderate loss of over 16 points on emergence of profit selling in blue-chip stocks.

The stock market recovered on Monday with the benchmark BSE Sensex closing 148 points higher on buying by funds triggered by firm Asian markets.

Global liquidity crunch continued to cast a shadow on the Indian bourses as the bellwether indices fell by more than 1.5 pc in the week under review on sustained batterings.

Sensex lost 232 points to close well below 15,000 mark on panic selling by funds as well as retail investors after a meltdown in global markets on fears about a spreading credit crunch.

Sensex plunged over 207 points on emergence of heavy selling by funds and investors, following reports that a leading European bank has freezed accounts of three mutual funds.

Led by heavy buying in technology and banking segment stocks, the Bombay Stock Exchange barometer Sensex surged by over 362 points at mid-session.

Emergence of buying by funds, fuelled by firming global markets, on Tuesday enabled the Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex surge 240 points to regain the 15,000 mark.

Finance Minister P Chidambaram attributed the sharp fall in the stock market to the plunge in the Asian markets, but said it was not a cause for concern.

While the BSE-30 share index, Sensex, crashed 432.82 points at 14,705.58 in the first five minutes of trading, Nifty dropped 120.85 points at 4,267.15.

Jitters in overseas markets sent the domestic bourses crashing twice in the past eight days, but foreign investors were busy grabbing stocks here seeing attractive buying opportunities after the 1,000-point plunge.

The Bombay Stock Exchange 30-share Sensex and the Nifty ended in red in high volatility in the week under review largely due to Wednesday's stock carnage on global worries.

The benchmark Sensex recovered more ground on sustained buying by funds, triggered by firming global trend, and settled over 15,000 points level.

Banking and realty stocks helped domestic bourses post modest gains with the benchmark BSE Sensex closing 50 points up amid a partial recovery in global markets.

Bears knocked on Dalal Street for the second time in four days with the Sensex sliding over 615 points -- third biggest fall in absolute value but 42nd in percentage terms.

Sensex suffered another major crash losing over 600 points to trade below 15,000 level. This was the second crash in a short span after Friday's 541 points loss.

The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex crashed over 474 points in early trade on Wednesday on heavy selling by funds, triggered by weak global trend.

The stock markets surged strongly by a whopping 190 points during morning trading ahead of the release of the quarterly monetary policy by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) at noon.

The benchmark Sensex rose more than 167 points in early trade on Tuesday on the Bombay Stock Exchange ahead of RBI's credit policy, which is slated to be announced around noon.

In volatile trade, the benchmark Sensex gained 26 points on the Bombay Stock Exchange on Monday on fresh buying by funds.

As the Sensex bled 541.74 points in Friday's bear attack, market watchers didn't quite know whether to rate this casualty the fourth biggest or the 64th.

Frantic selling by funds drove Sensex down by over 600 points on the BSE, with all the index kitty stocks plunging into red led by metal and capital good segments.

Tracking global markets, the Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex recovered by more than 112 points in early trading on Thursday on the back of buying by funds in heavy-weight blue chip stocks.

Snapping its five-session winning streak, the Sensex ended in the negative zone losing more than 95 points as funds resorted to selling in heavy-weight stocks on weak overseas cues.

Sensex climbed over 62 points to close at record high of 15,794.92 on the back of buying by funds in heavy-weight stocks, particularly in capital goods, IT and PSU sectors.

The benchmark Sensex ended at a new peak of over 15,732 points on Monday on aggressive buying by funds in blue-chip stocks in capital goods and realty sectors.

Driven by a strong rally in RIL, both stock market indices hit new peaks in the week under review amid indications of high volatility in the run-up to expiry of July series.

The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex rose over 132 points in early trade on the back of buying by foreign funds in heavy-weight stocks led by Reliance Industries.

The stock market zoomed to new peaks with Sensex gaining 249 points to settle at 15,550.13 following a sharp rally in index-heaviest Reliance Industries and other blue-chip stocks.

The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex gained over 11 points on emergence of late buying by funds in heavy-weight stocks led by information technology segment.

Continuing its winning-streak, the BSE benchmark Sensex climbed to hit yet another intra-session high of 15,426.68 points on Tuesday, gaining over 115 points.

The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex ended at new peak of over 15,311 on sustained buying in blue-chip stocks led by reality and metal segments.

Sensex and Nifty scaled new heights on day-to-day basis on a spate of positive developments in the week under review but the rising open interest positions caused worries.

The BSE benchmark Sensex surged nearly 181 points to end at a new high of 15,272.72 points as the metal segment recorded the largest ever gain on heavy buying.

The benchmark Sensex regained 15,000 points level by gaining over 155 points in early trading on the BSE on buying by foreign funds in heavy-weight stocks.

Even a better-than-expected Q1 earnings from Infosys failed to stop Sensex from shedding nearly 100 points to close below the 15K level, as funds resorted to selling.

The benchmark Sensex ended more than 35 points down as profit-taking by funds and retail investors at higher levels wiped-off early gains completely.

Global research firm Citi said the benchmark index Sensex is likely to hit the 16,000 mark by December this year, with a robust growth in revenue of the corporate India.

The BSE Sensex gained 81 points to close above the 15,000 level for the first time on buying by funds in heavy-weight stocks, particularly of capital goods and metal sectors.

Sensex hitting 50,000 is right now only a serious prediction for Morgan Stanley and a laughable target for others but believe it or not Brazil's 50 share benchmark index 'Bovespa' went past 50,000 mark in May this year.

Jubilant over Sensex breaching 15,000 mark in the intra-day trade today, brokers said it was a ‘great news’ as the market went up despite expectations of some correction after DLF's listing.

India's benchmark share index rose above 15,000 points for the first time, led by gains in Infosys Technologies and Bharti Airtel Ltd.

The benchmark Sensex ended lower by 18 points with a decline in blue-chip stocks led by the technology segment, snapping the four-day long rally.

The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex rose by nearly 105 points to scale yet another high of 14,900 points in early trade on sustained buying by funds in heavy-weight stocks.

Maintaining its upward spree, Sensex scaled yet another new intra-session peak at 14,790.87 points on the BSE on heavy buying by foreign funds in stocks of construction companies.

The second quarter of 2007-08 on Monday started on a bullish note for the stock markets with the BSE benchmark Sensex hitting a peak of 14,745 points.

The benchmark Sensex remained bullish and added 146 points on the Bombay Stock Exchange on Friday on brisk buying by funds in cement, banking and capital goods segments.

The benchmark BSE Sensex closed with a gain of 73 points on emergence of buying by funds in blue-chip stocks led by cement and capital goods segments.

The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex fell by over 30 points in early trading on heavy profit selling by funds.

The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex opened higher by over 41 points on Tuesday on sustained buying by funds and retail investors.

The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark index Sensex opened lower by over 26 points on Monday on emergence of profit selling by retail investors.

The Bombay Stock Exchange's benchmark index, Sensex fell by about 32 points after profit booking emerged on a number of blue chips from refinery, consumer goods and metal sectors.

The BSE benchmark Sensex ended 87.29 points higher as strong Asian markets helped the domestic bourse sustain the rally in an otherwise choppy trading session.

The stock market moved higher for the second day in a row with its benchmark index gaining over 116 points to close above 14,400--a level that eluded it for the past two weeks.

The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex recovered by over 32 points in early trading in the wake of retail buying in some heavy weight stocks.

A fag-end selling wiped off early gains on the Bombay Stock Exchange on Monday and the benchmark Sensex closed with a loss of over 82.57 points.

Continuing its upward movement, the Bombay Stock Exchange's Sensex rose 123 points in early trading on buying by funds, taking cues from global markets.

The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex climbed 200 points on the back of a rally in blue chip stocks, led by metals and capital goods sectors.

The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex fell by more than 40 points in early trade on fresh selling by funds and retail investors in line with weakening global markets.

The robust industrial growth figures failed to cheer the stock market as the benchmark BSE Sensex fell below 14,000 points at mid-session as funds offloaded part of their holdings in heavyweight stocks.

After surging ahead for nearly four hours of trading, the bulls gave in to the bears, keeping just a marginal lead at the end of the day and the Sensex settled with a gain of mere 20 points.

In a move that could bring in greater transparency in functioning of the bourses, the Central Information Commission (CIC) has brought the country's stock exchanges under the purview of Right to Information Act.

The market extended its downslide for the third day in a row as huge selling across auto, consumer goods and metal sectors dragged its benchmark index by over 122 points.

The benchmark Sensex fell for the second day in a row on the Bombay Stock Exchange today with fundselling auto, banking and technology shares, pushing the index down by about 70 points.

After opening with modest gains and keeping quiet through the mid-day, it turned out to be a sellers' day at the bourses, with Sensex plunging as much as 300 points.

In volatile movement, the Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex closed higher by over 39 points thanks to recovery in select heavy-weight stocks as funds resumed buying.

The stock market made a hasty retreat after nearing the 14,700 level and ended 75 points lower as investors turned cautious, anticipating a downward correction.

Shares of both Deccan Aviation and UB Holdings surged nearly 10% after Vijay Mallya's UB Group acquired 26 per cent in the low-cost carrier for Rs 550 crore.

The National Stock Exchange's index Nifty continued its record-breaking spree by gaining another 26.10 points to hit an intra-session new high of 4,321.90 on the back of a better-than-expected growth in the economy.

Continuing its record-breaking spree, the Nifty climbed to hit its new intra-day high of 4,306.75 points on late buying by funds, triggered by firming global markets.

India's date with one-trillion dollar market value proved to be a short two-day affair as a decline in stock markets and the rupee dragged the investors' wealth on Bombay Stock Exchange to 988 billion dollars.

Continuing its upward journey, shares of real estate developer Unitech surged over 4 pc on bonus issue and robust earnings taking its market valuation above the Rs 50,000 cr mark.

Continuing its record-breaking journey, Nifty scaled an all-time intra-session high of 4,298.25 points on the back of strong rally in Reliance and other heavy-weight stocks.

The wide-based NSE index, Nifty, scaled a new peak of 4,295.60 points on sustained buying in heavy-weight stocks by funds, triggered by firming global markets.

Fall in Inflation for the fourth consecutive week to 5.27 per cent in the week ended May 12, helped the bulls to come back and Nifty to close at a new peak.

Sensex in volatile movements ended in positive zone with a recovery of over 120 points on the BSE on the back of late buying by funds in IT and capital goods sector stocks.

The Bombay Stock Exchange Sensex fell by 145 points in volatile trade as investors squared up positions in derivatives ahead of the expiry of May contract amid weak global cues.

The stock market snapped a five-day gaining streak and ended 90.46 points lower at 14,363.26 as investors booked profits at existing higher level in the absence of any major trigger amid end of futures contract on May 31.

The stock market opened firm with the BSE benchmark Sensex gaining almost 65 points in early trading on sustained buying by funds, fuelled by firming Asian markets.

Sensex advanced 115 points on BSE due to brisk buying by funds even as the index heavy-weight Reliance Industries surged to set a new peak at Rs 1761.55.

A spate of positive factors lifted the benchmark Sensex to close the week at 13-week high at 14,303.41, up by a whopping 3.68 per cent.

In a volatile session, the benchmark Bombay Stock Exchange Sensex ended flat at 14,303.41 points on alternate bouts of trading as funds adjusted their portfolios.

The Sensex climbed over 172 points on the BSE, following a strong rally in RIL, SBI and other heavy-weight stocks on sustained buying by funds due to firmness in global markets.

Late buying by funds pushed up the Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex by nearly 198 points on the back of a rally in banking and capital goods stocks.

Sensex surged by nearly 170 points on the BSE on buying by funds in heavy-weight stocks, led by banking shares after the State Bank of India announced attractive quarterly results.

Snapping four-week winning streak, the benchmark Sensex dropped by over 138 points in high volatility during the week under review, led by sharp fall in IT counters.

Sensex ended nearly 25 points higher on the Bombay Stock Exchange on a host positive news including fall in inflation for the second week and a rise the industrial production.

The stock market opened firm on Thursday with the Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex rising by over 181 points on funds buying following the US Federal Reserve's decision to keep interest rates unchanged.

The stock market ended its three-day losing streak as the benchmark BSE Sensex rose by a modest 16 points on buying in banking and metal stocks.

Continuing with its slide, Sensex lost another 48 points in early trading on the Bombay Stock Exchange on sustained selling by funds in line with weak Asian markets.

The BSE Sensex failed to hold early gains and fell to close with a loss of 65.46 points on selling by funds in index-heavy software companies over concerns of the rising rupee.

Sensex climbed more than 205 points to close well above 14k level on the BSE on a flurry of buying by funds in trend-setter Reliance Industries and other heavyweight stocks.

The age-old maxim 'sell in May and go away; but come back in November', which is based on calendar patterns of market movements, has held true over the years across the world.

The Bombay Stock Exchange, the National Stock Exchange, Foreign Exchange and Money Markets will remain closed on Wednesday.

The benchmark BSE Sensex ended 36 points down on selling by funds, particularly in banking stocks after ICICI Bank posted lower-than-expected fourth quarter earnings.

Heavy profit booking ahead of a three-day holiday abruptly cut the five-session winning streak of the stock market, pushing the benchmark Sensex down by 320 points despite outstanding Q4 earnings from Reliance Industries.

A fag-end profit selling pulled down the benchmark Sensex to reduce the early gains on the Bombay Stock Exchange, and closed with a moderate rise of about 11 points.

The stock market opened higher by over 165 points on the Bombay Stock Exchange on Thursday, maintaining its upward march on sustained buying by funds in banking and technology shares.

The stock market opened on a weak note on Wednesday with the benchmark Sensex declining by over 50 points following profit-taking by funds and general investors.

The financial market gave a thumbs up to Reserve Bank's annual credit policy, which pushed up the benchmark Sensex higher by over 225 points and lifted the Rupee to over a nine-year high.

The benchmark Sensex zoomed on the Bombay Stock Exchange at noon on Tuesday, after the RBI left all key rates unchanged in its annual monetary and credit policy.

The benchmark Sensex regained 14,000 level after a long gap in early trading on the BSE on Monday on account of sustained buying by funds in tandem with firming global markets.

The BSE Sensex shot up by over 277 points on frenzied buying by foreign as well as domestic funds on better-than-expected earnings from tech majors Wipro and Satyam Computers.

Sensex ended 33 points down, largely in line with weak Asian markets, though a strong rally in the stocks of corporate giant Reliance Industries and Maruti Udyog reduced early losses.

Sensex recovered by more than 65 points on the back of fresh buying by funds on better-than-expected earnings from another IT major -- HCL Technologies.

After a firm start, the benchmark Sensex fell 160 points on the BSE after profit-selling by funds at higher levels in technology and other heavy-weight stocks.

Hopes of higher corporate earnings continued to support the upward momentum of the stock market that saw Sensex gain over 311 points and the Nifty regain the 4,000-point level.

The Indian stock market, which was not so long ago celebrated by investors as the best thing to have happened, seems to have all of a sudden become anything but desirable.

State Bank of India and LIC could possibly be among the 20 front-runners eyeing the 41 per cent stake to be off-loaded by the BSE.

Bombay Stock Exchange Ltd said more than 20 domestic financial institutions, corporates, foreign funds and high networth individuals have expressed interest for picking up stake in it.

The benchmark Sensex closed lower by 70 points on the Bombay Stock Exchange as funds and investors liquidated part of their positions ahead of the earnings season.

After remaining volatile throughout the day, the Sensex ended almost flat with a marginal fall of six points on the BSE on heavy selling by funds at the fag-end.

Maintaining its upward trend, the BSE benchmark Sensex gathered another 58 points in early trading on sustained buying by funds as well as general investors ahead of the earning season.

Sensex surged strongly by a whopping 322 pts as the upbeat mood gathered momentum on the back of across-the-board buying by operators as well as sustained global firmness.

Bucking an early weak trend, the Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex rose for the third straight day by over 69 points on heavy buying by funds largely in cement stocks.

The benchmark BSE Sensex gained further round and rose 162 points today on buying by funds in blue-chip stocks of capital goods and metal companies.

The benchmark BSE Sensex partially recovered to close 169 points higher on revival of buying by funds along with short-covering by speculators in heavy-weight stocks.

On the first trading session of the new fiscal 2007-08, Sensex crashed by 617 points on fears that RBI's move to curb money supply would result in harder interest rates.

The stock markets maintained their upward march with Sensex gaining 70 points to close well above 13,000-level as funds made higher purchases in heavy-weight metals, auto and technology stocks.

The benchmark BSE Sensex rose by 120 points to regain 13,000-points level in pre-close trading on funds buying and short-covering by speculators.

Sensex plunged by over 239 points on the BSE to go below 13,000 point level on selling by funds in blue chip stocks, led by information technology and banking segments.

The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex closed lower by over 161 points on heavy profit-selling by funds even as rising sugar scrips failed to lift sentiments.

The stock market snapped its four-session winning-streak as Sensex ended in the negative zone with marginal fall of over 22 points.

The benchmark Sensex gained further ground to touch a three-week high on the Bombay Stock Exchange, surging by 365 points on funds buying in banking, capital goods and metal stocks.

The benchmark Sensex recorded its biggest gain in two weeks, closing sharply higher by 240 points on revival of buying by funds in banking and telecom stocks.

The stock markets maintained their upward march with the benchmark Sensex gaining over 117 points in early trade as funds increased buying in heavyweight stocks like Reliance and Infosys.

The stock market advanced higher on the back of firm Asian cues that helped push the benchmark Sensex up by 215 points, while shrugging off concerns about inflation pressure and slowdown in FII inflows.

The benchmark Sensex plunged over 113 points on the Bombay Stock Exchange on emergence of selling by funds on concerns of rising inflation.

The benchmark Sensex remained volatile throughout the session but ended with a moderate gain of nearly 14 points on the Bombay Stock Exchange on heavy alternate bouts of trading.

The BSE benchmark tumbled by over 453 points on major sell-off by funds sparked by a weakening trend on the global markets on concerns over the slowdown in the US economy.

The BSE benchmark Sensex ended on a firm note rising by over 80 points on the back of a rally in heavyweight Reliance Industries and Tata Steel stocks.

The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex gained over 81 points in early trade on heavy buying by funds in index-heavy shares like Reliance Industries and Tata Steel.

The benchmark Sensex remained on a roller-coaster ride on the BSE at mid-session as it failed to hold the early gains and plunged 178 points on emergence of profit selling.

The benchmark BSE Sensex staged a strong comeback to settle above 13,000-points level with a gain of 470 points, its biggest one-day rise in 9 months, on brisk fund-based buying.

Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex on Wednesday lost over 117 points, reversing earlier gains following emergence of funds selling at the fag-end.

Following Germany's way, Singapore Exchange became the second overseas bourse to pick up a five per cent stake in the Bombay Stock Exchange by paying Rs 189 crore.

The benchmark BSE Sensex ended 282 points higher as stock markets recovered partially on buying by funds and retail investors triggered by a better trend globally.

Continuing with its downslide, the benchmark Sensex tumbled over 471 points on BSE on heavy selling by funds in tandem with a meltdown on the global equity markets.

The market, which has been under selling pressure since the announcement of budget, declined 311 points at 12,848.25. Nifty also dropped by 92.90 points at 3,720.

Emergence of buying reversed a two-day slide of the Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex, which spurted by over 221 points amid short-covering by brokers.

India approved NYSE Group Inc's plan to buy a 5 per cent stake in the National Stock Exchange (NSE), a finance ministry statement said.

Stock markets gave a virtual thumbs down to the Union Budget and Sensex crashed 541 pts to end below the 13K mark in highly volatile trading on selling by funds and investors.

The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex plunged by over 100 points, reacting to the Economic Survey that raised concerns about spike in inflation.

After remaining in negative zone for four straight sessions, the Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark, Sensex, recovered by over 90 points in early trade on the back of selective buying in blue-chip stocks.

Sensex tanked over 388 points on frantic selling by funds in heavy-weight stocks, including banking, making it the worst week for investors in the last seven months.

Government denied that the tax man was raiding the premises of stock brokers and other market intermediaries, while admitting searches were being conducted on doctors, designers and realty players in various parts of the country.

Sensex fell for a third straight day, dropping 1.18 per cent to a one-week closing low as bank stocks such as ICICI Bank were sold on fears inflation could lead to more interest rates rises.

The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex fell by over 64 points on selling by funds in heavyweight Information Technology and Oil and Gas sector stocks.

Continuing with its upward march, the Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark, Sensex rose by another 63 points in early trade on Tuesday on sustained buying by funds in select blue-chip stocks.

The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark, Sensex rose by nearly 110 points in early trade on Monday on the back of funds buying in blue-chip stocks.

BSE benchmark Sensex registered a smart recovery of 345 pts after losing 642 pts over the past four sessions, as buying interest intensified at counters like capital goods and metals.

German stock market operator Deutsche Boerse said on Wednesday it had agreed to buy 5 per cent of the Bombay Stock Exchange in India for $42.7 million.

The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex recovered from early losses to regain the 14,000 points level on emergence of buying by foreign and domestic funds at the existing low levels and ended at 14,009.90 points.

The benchmark Sensex went below 14,000 points level before ending 100 points lower on the Bombay Stock Exchange on frantic selling by funds and general investors.

The benchmark Sensex plunged 348 points at the Bombay Stock Exchange on concerns that a spate of merger and acquisitions were putting pressure on India Inc's financial health.

The benchmark Sensex plunged by over 113 points on the Bombay Stock Exchange on heavy selling by funds in stocks led by steel and capital goods segments.

After reaching near another crucial peak around 14,700 points level, the benchmark Sensex plunged on profit selling before ending over eight points higher on support from domestic funds.

The stock markets greeted the strong economic growth projections announced by the government, as the BSE Sensex hit a new high of 14,663.26 points on the back of buying by funds and retail investors.

The stock market consolidated its position after touching a new peak of 14,564.78 and ended 37.71 points down due to selling pressure from domestic mutual funds amid sustained FII inflows.

Continuing its upward journey, the BSE benchmark index Sensex shot up by another 107 points to breach the 14,500 mark in pre-close trade on persistent buying by funds and retail investors.

Indian shares rose 0.96 per cent to a record close, their seventh so far in 2007, led by top mobile firm Bharti Airtel Ltd and engineering and construction firm Larsen & Toubro Ltd.

The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex surged by 176 points on revival of buying by funds and short-covering in several blue-chip stocks, led by banking and capital goods sectors.

The benchmark index, Sensex, rose by more than 57 points in early trade, even as index-related Tata Steel stocks plunged 7% on emergence of selling by investors on concerns that the company might have overpaid for the Corus deal.

The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex shed 71 points as cautious investors booked profits with the earnings season approaching its last leg and RBI widely expected to increase interest rates on Jan 31.

The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex surged by 172 points on aggressive buying by funds and short-covering in several blue-chip stocks, led by metals and capital goods sectors.

The benchmark Sensex ended higher by over 69 points on the Bombay Stock Exchange on Wednesday on revival of buying by funds in index-heavy stocks led by bank and cement segments.

Global cues helped the stock markets to marginally recover the overnight losses and the benchmark Sensex was up by over 89 points within five minutes of trading.

The BSE benchmark Sensex plunged 168 points on the bourses on Tuesday on heavy selling by funds in key stocks led by the cement segment.

The 30-share sensitive index rose by 76.36 points at 14,259.07 in the first five minutes of trading on funds buying in heavyweight stocks like Dr Reddy's, Hindustan lever, BHEL, Infosys, TCS and SAIL.

The BSE benchmark Sensex surged more than 86 points to close at a record high of 14,217.75, on aggressive buying by funds along with short-covering in several blue-chip stocks.

The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex gained over 16 points to set a new closing high peak of 14,131.34 mainly led by bank and capital goods stocks.