Investors become poorer by Rs 5.29 lakh cr as markets slump

A sharp fall in the equity market made investors poorer by Rs 5.29 lakh crore on Tuesday when the BSE benchmark Sensex tumbled over 800 points. Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters A host of......

Markets slump 1%; Sensex tumbled 821 points

Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty slumped 1 per cent each on Tuesday due to widespread selling pressure amid uninterrupted foreign fund outflows and sluggish global trends. Photograph: PTI......

Sensex tumbles 553 points on selling in IT stocks

Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty fell for the second day on Thursday dragged down by losses in IT stocks and relentless foreign fund outflows. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com......

Banking, financial stocks drag Sensex down by 427 points

Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty declined on Wednesday, dragged down by banking and financial stocks amid weak trends in global markets. Photograph: Arko Datta/Reuters Besides, weak......