Sensex falls over 150 points, Nifty 50 ends below 23,650; investors lose more than Rs.2 lakh crore in a day
Stock market today, May 15 -- Frontline indices, the Sensex and the Nifty 50, snapped their two-day winning run on Friday, 15 May, due to profit booking amid weak global cues, a sharp jump in crude oil prices, and the rupee's fall to a fresh record low against the US dollar.
The Sensex fell 161 points, or 0.21%, to end at 75,237.99, while the Nifty 50 settled at 23,643.50, down 46 points, or 0.19%.
The selloff was broad-based, as even the mid and small-cap segments ended in the negative. The BSE 150 Midcap index fell 0.48%, while the BSE 250 Smallcap index declined 0.37%.
Investors lost more than Rs.2 lakh crore in a single session as the overall market capitalisation of the firms listed on the BSE dropped to Rs.460.5 lakh crore from n...
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