Sensex tanks 870 points as Ukraine crisis continues to roil global markets
The Hindu
Barring PowerGrid, Tata Steel and Sun Pharma, all Sensex shares were trading in the red.
Equity benchmark Sensex crashed about 870 points to slip below the 55,000-level in opening deals on Monday in line with weakening global sentiments amid the worsening Russia-Ukraine crisis.
The 30-share BSE Sensex was trading 869.33 points or 1.56% lower at 54,989.19 in early trade and the NSE Nifty plunged 233.80 points or 1.40% to 16,424.60.
Barring PowerGrid, Tata Steel and Sun Pharma, all Sensex shares were trading in the red.
Snapping its seven-day losing streak on Friday, the 30-share BSE Sensex had climbed 1,328.61 points or 2.44% to settle at 55,858.52. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty had soared 410.45 points or 2.53% to 16,658.40.
On a weekly basis, the Sensex had lost 1,974 points or 3.41% and the Nifty gave up 618 points or 3.57 %.
Meanwhile, in a dramatic escalation of tensions in eastern Europe, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his nuclear forces to be on high alert in response to what he called "aggressive statements" by leading NATO powers over the Ukraine conflict.
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