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INDIA STOCK MARKET CRASHES FOR THE FIFTH STRAIGHT DAY
Equity indices crashed for the fifth straight session on Monday with the benchmark BSE sensex falling over 1,500 points amid heavy sell off across sectors.
In a highly volatile session, sensex fell over 3 per cent to day's low of 56,984. The 30-share BSE index then recovered marginally to end 1,546 points or 2.62 per cent to at 57,492; while the broader NSE Nifty settled 468 points or 2.66 per cent lower at 17,149.
This was the biggest single-session fall for both sensex and Nifty since November 26 last year.