Sensex crashes 600 points, investors lose ₹3 lakh crore— Why is stock market falling? Explained with 5 key factors

The Sensex declined nearly 600 points, or 0.70%, to an intraday low of 81,673, while the Nifty 50 dropped more than 200 points, or 0.80%, to 25,292 in the morning trade. The mid and small-cap indices on the BSE declined by up to 1% during the session.