Sensex plunges 1,200 points; investors lose ₹5 lakh crore— 5 key factors behind stock market crash explained

The Sensex crashed 1,200 points, or 1.6%, to an intraday low of 72,392, while the Nifty 50 plunged 350 points, or 1.5%, to the day’s low of 22,470. Investors lost about ₹5 lakh crore within minutes.