Market Meltdown: Rs 30 lakh crore wiped off as poll verdict trend sends Sensex plummeting over 4,300 points

The broader NSE Nifty dropped 1,379 points or 5.93% to end at 21,884. Intraday, the indices fell as much as 8.5%, on track for their worst session since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. On Monday, the exit poll euphoria had helped indices jump over 3% on projections that the BJP-led alliance would likely get a two-thirds majority in the lower house. Barring the Nifty FMCG index, all the sectoral indices closed in deep red. Nifty Bank fell 8%, Realty fell 9.6%, PSU Bank fell 15%, while Oil & Gas fell 11.8% and Metal fell 10.6%.