Freaky Friday! We have seen worse than this in Sensex history







Autoplay Autoplay 1 of 6 Carnage on D-Street Domestic equity indices witnessed one of the worst crashes in a single day on Friday as coronavirus scare sent equity investors scurrying for cover amid a global risk aversion and equity meltdown. The virus has now invaded all six habitable continents. US markets saw their worst fall in overnight trade as local governments started preparing to contain the spread of the virus in the country. Indian indices followed suit, with Sensex tumbling over 1,100 points. If the market sustains at this level till close of trade, it will be its third largest pointwise fall ever.



Here we revisit some of the worst crashes in Sensex's history: ​August 24, 2015: 1,624 points Sensex recorded its worst fall in history on a closing basis riding on a slump in Chinese markets and spooked by rising crude oil prices. Shanghai shares slumped more than 8 per cent, leading to a worldwide rout on the ominous day. BSE's market-cap fell by about Rs 7 lakh crore in a single day. January 21, 2008: 1,408 points The BSE flagship saw a 1,408-point plunge amid high volatility as investors panicked following weak global cues amid fears of a US recession. During the session, it crashed to the day's low of 16,963, but later recovered to close at 17,605. ​October 24, 2008: 1,070 points The recession triggered by the 2008 global financial crisis which brought down Sensex from a high of 21,000 to 8,000 level in a span of 10 months was the reason behind its third biggest fall ever. The 30-share pack fell nearly 11 per cent to close at 8,701. NSE barometer Nifty had crashed 13 per cent on that day. February 1, 2020: 988 points The fourth biggest crash for the index came in this day. Some of the announcements made in the Union Budget by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman did not go down well with investors and they rushed to withdraw money.

NEW DELHI: There’s no stopping carnage on Dalal Street as coronavirus outbreak reaches US shores. Domestic investors were meek spectators on Friday morning, as a record point-wise plunge for US Dow Jones in overnight trade set stage for worst weekly fall for global markets since 2008.Domestic stocks wiped Rs 5.53 lakh crore of investor wealth with the total market capitalisation of BSE falling below Rs 150 lakh crore mark as investor fret that fast-spreading virus will soon be listed as pandemic, which would have a far-reaching impact on the world economy.The BSE Sensex settled 1,448.37 points, or 3.64 per cent, down at 38,297.29. NSE barometer Nifty fell 414.10 points or 3.56 per cent to 11,219.20. The BSE m-cap fell Rs 5.53 lakh crore to Rs 146.87 lakh crore.This was the sixth day of consecutive slide for domestic stocks where investors lost nearly Rs 12 lakh crore. India's third quarter GDP data is due later in the day.Data showed virus has infected more than 83,000 people globally. Mainland China has seen 2,788 deaths among 78,824 cases, mostly in the central province of Hubei. South Korea has reported 256 new coronavirus cases on Friday, taking its total -- the highest in the world outside China -- to 2,022. Reuters tally showed about 10 countries reported their first virus cases in past 24 hours, including Nigeria, the most populous country in Africa and the first case in sub-Saharan Africa."Markets are trying to price in real slow growth ahead, possibly negative growth. If you look what happened with the bond market, we saw yields making new record lows across the board. I would not be a bit surprised to see this market fall another 3-5 per cent before it catches its breath," Peter Cardillo of Spartan Capital Securities told ET NOW.According to reports, US state of California is monitoring more than 8,400 people, who arrived on commercial flights for coronavirus symptoms from “points of concern,” but the state lacks test kits and has been held back by federal testing rules, Governor Gavin Newsom said on Thursday.As many as 48 Nifty stocks ended the day in the red. Among the worst performers were Vedanta (down 13 per cent), Tata Motors (down 11 per cent), Hindalco (8 per cent) and Tech Mahindra (8 per cent).Over 100 stocks hit their lower circuit limits and 350 stocks hit their fresh 52-week low for the day.The BSE Metal index plunged 7 per cent, followed by BSE IT (5.61 per cent) and TECk index 5.07 per cent. The BSE Consumer Durables, FMCG and Telecom index declined between 1-2.50 per cent.Among the recent worst falls, Sensex had dived 879 points on February 25. On April 14, 2019, the index slumped 800 points while on April 12, 2019, the index declined 799 points for the day. On October 10, 2018, the index plunged 832 points.Earlier on Friday, the Nikkei 225 lost 3.08 per cent, or 676.55 points, to 21,271.68. The Hang Seng Index plunged 1.98 per cent, or 529.56 points, to 26,249.06. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index shed 2.23 per cent, or 66.69 points, to 2,924.64.In the overnight trade, Dow Jones posted its largest-ever points drop. The Dow Jones fell 1,190.95 points, or 4.42 per cent, to 25,766.64. The near 1,200-point drop for the Dow was its largest ever for a single session.The S&P500 index lost 137.63 points, or 4.42 per cent, to 2,978.76 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 414.30 points, or 4.61 per cent, to 8,566.48.MSCI all country world index fell 3.3 per cent to bring its losses this week to 8.9 per cent (till Thursday), on course for its biggest weekly decline since a 9.8 per cent plunge in November 2008. Data showed foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) were sellers of domestic stocks to the tune of Rs 3,127.36 crore on Thursday.India Inc seems to have started seeing the impact of disruption in global trade following the Coronavirus outbreak.Chennai-based TVS Motor Company on Monday said the outbreak has impacted its supply of certain components, thereby hurting 10 per cent of its planned production for February.The same day Tata Group hospitality chain The Indian Hotels Company (IHCL) said there was an impact from coronavirus spread on the business but was difficult to quantify as yet."It (impact) could be less in this quarter, and more going ahead. People are travelling less. People are worried," Puneet Chhatwal, managing director and CEO told reporters.Many Indian companies have of late cleared air on their dependence on China.Somany Ceramics said its exposure to China is limited to machines and spare parts.Gabriel India last week said the company is not much impact by the virus outbreak, even as there is some impact on the industry. Production, it said, is already started in China as told by the company's suppliers.Berger Paints said it does not see a significant impact.In its conference call on February 12, VIP Industries said that luggage industry globally is dependent on China for luggage & bag-packs. “If production doesn't restart in next 1 or 2 weeks, it will impact supply chain of luggage industry globally,” Narnolia Financial Advisors noted it as saying.Container Corporation of India said its volumes are negatively impacted by coronavirus while Allcargo Logistics said its management is not very clear about the impact the business “as some of the business has started and some of the business started and closed,” Narnolia noted.South Korea has reported 256 new coronavirus cases on Friday, taking its total -- the highest in the world outside China -- to 2,022. Brent crude oil futures fall over $1 to $50.66 a barrel in Friday’s trade.Data showed foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) were sellers of domestic stocks to the tune of Rs 3,127.36 crore on Thursday.Brent crude oil futures fell over $1 to $50.66 a barrel.