Sensex crashes over 1,000 points, investors lose ₹8 lakh crore: Key factors behind the stock market crash explained

The Sensex crashed more than 1,000 points, or over 1%, to an intraday low of 74,180, while the Nifty 50 tanked over 1% to the day’s low of 23,317. Investors lost about ₹8 lakh crore in a single session.