Stock market crash

way2barak, March 1: The Indian stock market on Friday witnessed a sharp sell-off as weak global cues and trade tensions weighed on investor sentiment and both the domestic benchmark indices ended the day with heavy losses.

The Sensex plunged 1,414 points, or 1.9%. Closes at 73,198 after touching an intraday low of 73,141. Index lost 2,113 points, or 2.8%, over the week and dropped 4,303 points, or 5.6 per cent, in February. 15% Fall from it’s all-time high of 85,978.

The Nifty 50 also suffered significant losses, falling 420 points, or 1.86%. Closes at 22,125 after hitting a low of 22,105 during the intra-day session. Index lost 5.9% in February and is now down nearly 16% from its record high of 26,277.

IndusInd Bank emerged as the top loser, plunging 7%.Tech Mahindra, Mahindra & Mahindra, Bharti Airtel, Tata Motors, Titan, Infosys, and Nestle India fell between 4% and 6%.