Sensex Crashes Over 800 Points From Day's High Dragged By Losses In Banks
Mid- and small-cap shares succumbed to selling pressure as Nifty Midcap 100 index fell 0.3 per cent and Nifty Smallcap 100 index dropped 0.1 per cent.
Updated: April 29, 2021 11:21 am IST
The Indian equity benchmarks erased intraday gains owing to volatility ahead of monthly expiry of April futures and option contracts due later in the day. The Sensex crashed as much as 818 points from the day's highest level and Nifty 50 index which reclaimed 15,000 mark in the morning trade touched an intraday low of 14,815 owing to selling pressure in banking and financial services shares.