Sensex logs sixth-biggest fall ever: Five factors behind the market crash today
Sectorally, all the other indices ended with major losses. PSU Bank, private and financial indices declined around 4-5% today
Rupa Burman Roy | February 26, 2021 | Updated 18:45 IST
Sellers outnumbered buyers. The market breadth, indicating the overall health of the market was negative on the BSE, with 1,020 shares rising, 1,902 shares falling and a total of 179 unchanged shares
Sensex fell 1,939 points on Friday, making it the sixth biggest single-day drop (pointwise) ever for the 30-share index. After three straight sessions of gains, the BSE benchmark ended 1,939 points lower at 49,099, amid heavy selling in global equities.
NSE s India VIX, a gauge of the market s expectation of volatility over the near term, fell 5.2 per cent to 22.89. Meanwhile, BSE s market capitalisation stood at Rs 206 lakh crore in today s session