Rs 2 Lakh Crore Investors' Wealth Wiped Out In A Day Amid Global Tensions

Falling for the fifth day running, the 30-share BSE Sensex tanked 522.82 points, or 0.81 per cent, to settle at 64,049.06

Over Rs 2 lakh crore of investors' wealth has been wiped out on a single day of trading today. They also became poorer by over Rs 14 lakh crore in just five days as markets fell amid global tensions sparked by the Israel-Gaza war and its effects in the Middle East.

Falling for the fifth day running, the 30-share BSE Sensex tanked 522.82 points, or 0.81 per cent, to settle at 64,049.06.

The Nifty fell 159.60 points or 0.83 per cent to 19,122.15.