New Delhi, March 23 -- Frontline indices, the Sensex and the Nifty 50, crashed almost 3% each in intraday trade on Monday, March 23, due to escalating tension in West Asia (Middle East), rising crude oil prices, the rupee's fall to a fresh record low, and heavy selling by foreign portfolio investors.

The Nifty 50 dropped to near 22,500 during the session as a massive selloff engulfed every sector on the NSE.

Meanwhile, Vodafone Idea, Tata Silver Exchange Traded Fund, Tata Gold Exchange Traded Fund, Jaiprakash Power Ventures (JP Power), Nippon India ETF Gold Bees, Nippon India Silver ETF, YES Bank, NOCIL, DCX Systems, and Suzlon Energy were among the most traded stocks, on the most active stocks in terms of volume, on the NSE.

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