February 02, 2018: Benchmark Sensex plummeted 840 points today. Its was the biggest single-day fall in two-and-a-half years.
AIR correspondent reports that the flagship Sensex crashed 840 points, or 2.34 per cent to end the day at 35,067 as jittery investors sold off shares across all sectors.
This is its biggest single session fall since August 24, 2015, when it had lost 1,625 points. The broader NSE Nifty cracked below the 10,800-mark by tanking 256 points, or 2.33 per cent, to 10,761 at close.
Intra-day, it hit a low of 10,736. BSE Broader markets too suffered a meltdown, with the small-cap index falling 4.65 per cent and mid-cap index down 4.03 per cent.
After yesterday’s plunging of 44 paise to close at a near two-week low rupee today gained 4 paise to close at 64.06 against the US dollar.
And, Brent crude futures prices today gained 457 cents, or 0.67 percent. It was trading at 69.18 dollars a barrel when reports last came in. (AIR News)
