Sensex falls nearly 900 points: 3 factors that spooked D-Street

There are several reasons why domestic markets fell sharply a day after gaining in the previous session. Here are three main factors that spooked traders and investors on Dalal Street:

Benchmark market indices ended Wednesday’s trading session on a weak note. S&P BSE Sensex fell 871.13 points (1.74%) to end at 49,180.31, while NSE Nifty50 closed 265.35 (1.79%) lower at 14,549.40. It was the worst one-day percentage fall for both benchmark exchanges since February 26. It may be noted that market benchmarks fell sharply since the beginning of today's trading session. There are several reasons why benchmark indices fell sharply a day after gaining in the previous session. Here are three main factors that spooked traders on Dalal Street: