Equity investors have become poorer by more than Rs 18.74 trillion as the market continued to remain bearish for the fifth session on the trot on Thursday.
The 30-share BSE Sensex tumbled 1,158.08 points or 2.14 per cent to end below the 53,000-level at 52,930.31 points on Thursday.
Markets have been falling for five straight sessions and the BSE benchmark has tumbled 2,771.92 points or 4.97 per cent during this period.
A weak trend in equities have eroded Rs 18,74,689.98 crore from the market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms in five days. The market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms is now at Rs 2,40,90,199.39 crore.
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