Bears roar as Nifty, Sensex see biggest fall in over six months

Benchmark equity indices had one of their worst days in 2021 as they plummeted nearly 2 per cent. The fall was the biggest for both the Nifty50 and BSE-Sensex since the early days of April as the risk appetite of investors dimmed sharply. The Nifty50 index closed 1.9 per cent lower at 17,857.25 points as it broke below its 20-day moving average of around 18,000 points. The BSE-Sensex slumped 1.9 per cent to close the day at 59,984.7 points.