sensex: Investors lose Rs 2 lakh crore in a day as Sensex extends slump to sixth day
Explore Now NEW DELHI: Bears on Friday pummeled frontline stocks with auto and IT being the leading lags, wiping off Rs 2 lakh crore from the equity markets. The onslaught extended to the sixth day as the Economic Survey failed to cheer Dalal Street. Apart from the abundance of caution ahead of the Union Budget, sentiments have been dented due to selling by foreign institutional investors who have driven the market higher in the past 10 months. The 30-share pack Sensex tanked 588.59 points or 1.26 per cent to close at 46,285.77 as the index shed over 3,500 points in the past 6 sessions. Its b...