New Delhi, Dec. 8 -- The Indian stock market suffered significant losses on Monday, 8 December, with the benchmark indices falling by nearly 1%, and the mid- and small-cap segments experiencing deeper losses of up to 2%.

The Sensex crashed 837 points, or nearly 1%, to an intraday low of 84,875.59, while the Nifty 50 dropped by 1.12% to an intraday low of 25,892.25.

Finally, the Sensex closed 610 points, or 0.71%, lower at 85,102.69, while the Nifty 50 settled at 25,960.55, down 226 points, or 0.86%. The BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices crashed 1.73% and 2.20%, respectively.

The overall market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms dropped below Rs.464 lakh crore from Rs.471 lakh crore in the previous session, making investors poorer by more...