NEW DELHI: Equity indices crashed for the fifth straight session on Monday with the benchmark BSE sensex falling over 1,500 points amid heavy sell off across sectors.
In a highly volatile session, sensex fell over 3 per cent to day’s low of 56,984. The 30-share BSE index then recovered marginally to end 1,546 points or 2.62 per cent to at 57,492; while the broader NSE Nifty settled 468 points or 2.66 per cent lower at 17,149.
This was the biggest single-session fall for both sensex and Nifty since November 26 last year.
In a highly volatile session, sensex fell over 3 per cent to day’s low of 56,984. The 30-share BSE index then recovered marginally to end 1,546 points or 2.62 per cent to at 57,492; while the broader NSE Nifty settled 468 points or 2.66 per cent lower at 17,149.
This was the biggest single-session fall for both sensex and Nifty since November 26 last year.
Investors lost Rs 9.13 lakh crore during the day as the market capitalisation of BSE-listed companies slipped to Rs 2.60 lakh crore.
In total, investors have lost Rs 19.5 lakh crore in 5 days of market fall since January 18. The m-cap of BSE-listed companies stood at Rs 2.80 lakh crore on January 17.
Tata Steel, Bajaj Finance, Wipro, Tech Mahindra and Titan were the…
