Sensex dips after opening marginally higher
By IANSSunday, January 18, 2009
MUMBAI - Indian equities markets opened higher Monday but dipped soon after to trade marginally lower about 30 minutes after opening, with the key index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, 0.44 percent below its previous close.
The Sensex started at 9,381.78 points, higher than its 9,323.59-point close Friday. After about 30 minutes of trading, it had slipped a little to 9,282.92 points, 0.44 percent lower than its previous close.
At the same time, the S&P CNX Nifty index of the National Stock Exchange was at 2,821.85 points, a marginal 0.23 percent lower than its last close.
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