Sensex hits 10% lower circuit, trading halted for 45 minutes

Trading in the domestic stock market once again got halted for 45 minutes on Monday as the benchmark Sensex hit a lower circuit limit of 10 per cent as India, along with a host of other countries went into a lockdown to stem the spread of Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. 

The Sensex hit a low of 26,924.11, triggering temporary pause in trading across all the segments in the markets. It was the second instance of trading halt in the Indian market in a span of 10 days. Earlier, in March 13, Nifty hit lower circuit in the opening deals for the first