The stock market suffered its worst-ever single-day crash on Monday, with the benchmark indices plunging as much as 13.15 per cent, as panicked investors remained in sell-off mode amid lockdowns in several states in the country due to mounting coronavirus cases.
The BSE benchmark Sensex plummeted 3,935 points or 13. 15 per cent to close at 25,981.24; while the NSE barometer Nifty cracked 1,135.20 points or 12.98 per cent to settle at 7,610.25.
Investor wealth took a massive beating of Rs.14.22 lakh crore on Monday as markets went into a tailspin.
As the benchmark indices posted their worst ever one-day crash, the market capitalisation of BSE-listed companies too plunged Rs.14,22,207.01crore to Rs.1,01,86,936.28 crore. On the currency front, the rupee plunged below the 76-level (intra-day) for the first time.
In the very first hour of trade on Monday, trading on the BSE and the NSE had to be halted after the benchmark indices – Sensex and Nifty – hit the 10 per cent lower circuit breaker.
As trading resumed after a 45-minute freeze, losses widened on bourses due to unabated sell-offs across sectors. Global stocks too roiled after nations across the world announced lockdowns in an effort to mitigate the spread of Covid-19 pandemic, spiking fears of a mammoth global recession.
On the Sensex chart, Axis Bank was the top loser, tanking over 28 per cent, followed by Bajaj Finance, IndusInd Bank, ICICI Bank, Maruti and L&T.
All sectoral indices ended significantly lower, with BSE bankex, finance, capital goods, basic materials, industrials and auto indices plunging up to 16.82 per cent.
Broader midcap and smallcap indices tanked over 12 per cent each.
The BSE benchmark Sensex plummeted 3,935 points or 13. 15 per cent to close at 25,981.24; while the NSE barometer Nifty cracked 1,135.20 points or 12.98 per cent to settle at 7,610.25.
Investor wealth took a massive beating of Rs.14.22 lakh crore on Monday as markets went into a tailspin.
As the benchmark indices posted their worst ever one-day crash, the market capitalisation of BSE-listed companies too plunged Rs.14,22,207.01crore to Rs.1,01,86,936.28 crore. On the currency front, the rupee plunged below the 76-level (intra-day) for the first time.
In the very first hour of trade on Monday, trading on the BSE and the NSE had to be halted after the benchmark indices – Sensex and Nifty – hit the 10 per cent lower circuit breaker.
As trading resumed after a 45-minute freeze, losses widened on bourses due to unabated sell-offs across sectors. Global stocks too roiled after nations across the world announced lockdowns in an effort to mitigate the spread of Covid-19 pandemic, spiking fears of a mammoth global recession.
On the Sensex chart, Axis Bank was the top loser, tanking over 28 per cent, followed by Bajaj Finance, IndusInd Bank, ICICI Bank, Maruti and L&T.
All sectoral indices ended significantly lower, with BSE bankex, finance, capital goods, basic materials, industrials and auto indices plunging up to 16.82 per cent.
Broader midcap and smallcap indices tanked over 12 per cent each.
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