D-St Bloodbath: Rs 7.98 lakh crore wiped out as investors flee before Budget

The 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex tumbled 739 points, or 0.91%, to settle at 80,604. The broader NSE Nifty plunged 270 points, or 1.09%, to end at 24,531. Among the Sensex stocks, Tata Steel, JSW Steel, Tata Motors, NTPC, UltraTech Cement, and Tech Mahindra were the top laggards, falling 3-5%. Except for Infosys, ITC, Asian Paints, and HCL Tech, all Sensex constituents ended in the red.