market crash today: Nifty crash worst single-day fall since Covid days. What should investors do?
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By crashing up to 8.5% intraday on Tuesday, Nifty today suffered its biggest fall since March 2020 when the whole world was stressed about Covid-19. The headline equity index erased all gains made in the calendar year 2024 and fell below the 21,300-mark after vote counting for elections showed BJP may not win as many seats as the market had priced in. While Sensex fell up to 6,234 points during the day, Nifty bulls saw an erosion of nearly 2,000 points at day's low. On BSE, over 3,400 stocks fell with 745 hitting the lower circuit limit and 285 stocks touching 52-week low levels. The market capitalisation of all listed companies on BSE declined by Rs 45.56 lakh crore to Rs 380.35 lakh crore during the day. Exit poll predictions had unleashed the bulls on Dalal Street on Monday with predictions that the ruling NDA may win over 350 seats in the elections. However, counting trends show that the NDA is leading in around 300 seats while th...