Mumbai19 February. Domestic stock markets fell sharply on Thursday amid widespread selling amid deepening geopolitical tensions between the US and Iran, with both benchmark indices falling to their lowest levels in two weeks. In this sequence, BSE Sensex dropped by 1,236 points and fell below 82,500, while NSE Nifty fell by 365 points and fell below 25,500.

Sensex 1,236.11 breaking points 82,498.14 off on

Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)’s benchmark index Sensex, based on 30 shares, closed at 82,498.14 points, falling 1,236.11 points or 1.48 per cent, ending its three-session rally. However, Sensex started the day at 83,969.82 points with an increase of 215.57 points compared to the previous session. But soon the decline started and eventually the index saw its biggest one-day decline since February 1. Stocks of all 30 companies associated with Sensex remained at the red mark.

nifty 365 by rolling points 25,454.35 stayed at

On the other hand, the National Stock Exchange (NSE) sensitive index Nifty based on 50 shares fell by 365 points or 1.41 percent to 25,454.35 points. Among Nifty companies, shares of only four remained on the rise and 46 registered a decline.

of investors 7.57 Lakhs of crores of rupees lost

Amid all-round selling, the total market capitalization of BSE listed companies declined to Rs 464.46 lakh crore, which was Rs 472.01 lakh crore on the previous trading day. In this way, the market cap of companies listed in BSE decreased by about Rs 7.57 lakh crore today. In other words, the wealth of investors has declined by about Rs 7.57 lakh crore.

InterGlobe Aviation’s stock reached the highest level of Rs 3.23.saw a decline of %

Among Sensex group companies, InterGlobe Aviation’s stock saw the biggest decline of 3.23 percent. Shares of Mahindra & Mahindra, UltraTech Cement, Trent, Bharat Electronics Limited, Adani Ports, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Reliance Industries, Tech Mahindra, ITC Limited, Power Grid also declined significantly.

FII has 1,154.34 bought shares worth crores of rupees

According to stock market data, on Wednesday, foreign institutional investors (FIIs) bought shares worth Rs 1,154.34 crore while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) were also net buyers of Rs 440.34 crore. Meanwhile, global oil benchmark Brent crude rose 1.02 per cent to $71.07 per barrel.