Stock Market Crash: Sensex Plunges 2,500 Pts, Nifty Near 23,000; Banks, Oil Stocks Hit
CCNBC TV18•19-03-2026, 15:47
Stock Market Crash: Sensex Plunges 2,500 Pts, Nifty Near 23,000; Banks, Oil Stocks Hit
- •Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty recorded their steepest single-day fall in nearly two years, snapping a three-day winning streak.
- •Sensex plunged 2,497 points to 74,207, while Nifty 50 tumbled 776 points to 23,002, both down over 3%.
- •Selling was broad-based, with the Nifty Bank index falling 1,875 points; HDFC Bank dropped over 5% after chairman's resignation.
- •India VIX surged over 21% amid global uncertainty; TCS and Bajaj Finance hit 52-week lows.
- •Oil marketing companies like HPCL fell over 7% as Brent crude prices surged near $117 per barrel.
