Stock market crash, March 14 -- After the outbreak of the US-Iran war, the Indian stock market has been reeling under the selling pressure for the last two weeks. However, on Friday last week, key benchmark indices - the Nifty 50 and the BSE Sensex - declined by 2%. The Sensex dropped 1,471 points, or 1.93%, to end at 74,563.92, while the Nifty 50 settled at 23,151.10, falling 488 points, or 2.06%. The BSE 150 Midcap index crashed 2.61%, and the BSE 250 Small-cap index suffered a loss of 2.67%.

Both the Sensex and the Nifty extended losses for the third consecutive week. This week, the Sensex shed 4,355 points, or 5.5%, while the Nifty 50 lost 1,300 points, or 5.3%. Investors lost Rs.20 lakh crore this week as the overall market capitali...