Stock market crash wipes out `4.98L-cr wealth

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Sensex Soars 447 Points After RBI Reduces Repo Rate: 10 Main Points from Indian Stock Market Today

28 Feb 2026 11:55 AM IST

Mumbai: Benchmark Sensex tanked 961 points while the broader Nifty settled below 25,200 on Friday due to fresh foreign fund outflows and subdued global trends amid rising geopolitical risks. The 30-share BSE Sensex tanked 961.42 points or 1.17 per cent to settle at 81,287.19. Investors’ wealth was eroded by Rs 4.98 lakh crore on Friday as markets faced heavy drubbing, with the Sensex falling over 1 per cent, due to fresh foreign fund outflows and subdued global trends.

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