Feb. 8: The Sensex opened positive on volatile and mixed signals from global markets but soon plunged into the red rose again on short covering and ended

Feb. 4: Selling by the FIIs lack of follow-up buying by domestic funds and weak global cues saw the Sensex open negative and slump further in the second

The Sensex plunged 423 points on Thursday, its biggest drop since November 3. It was almost within sniffing distance of 17,000 mark at 17,051.14 or 2.1 per cent down as bears shorted the markets relentlessly at every opportunity.

The Dalal Street will start the first day of the new year an hour early at 9am from Sunday, as the exchanges have decided go ahead with the new timing, notwithstanding protests from brokerages.