Foreign selloff in financials hammers India’s Nifty 50 to worst fortnight since COVID-19 crash by ET Markets | March 19, 2026 3:06 pm | Indian Stocks, Market, News Foreign selling in Indian equities surged in the first half of March, led by financials, marking the heaviest fortnightly selling in 17 months and dragging the Nifty 50 to its worst fortnight since the COVID-19-led rout in March 2020.