Sensex closes 870 points lower as record Covid-19 cases, Maharashtra lockdown roil investor sentiment The crash came despite healthy gains in global markets especially in the US. Sensex closed 870 points lower at 49,159 and Nifty lost 229 points to 14,637 BusinessToday.In | April 5, 2021 | Updated 18:50 IST Sentiment on Dalal Street was also affected after the Maharashtra government imposed a night curfew in the state from 8 pm to 7 am from today. Rising cases of coronavirus across the country and a partial lockdown in Maharashtra roiled the Indian equity market today. The crash came despite healthy gains in global markets especially in the US. Sensex closed 870 points lower at 49,159 and Nifty lost 229 points to 14,637.