The The Nifty 50 index slumped 333.95 points, or 2.87% to 11,299.35 as coronavirus fears escalated.
The Nifty Metal index (down 5.8%), the Nifty Media index (down 4.78%), the Nifty IT index (down 3.79%), the Nifty Realty index (down 3.69%), the Nifty Auto index (down 3.29%), the Nifty Financial Service index (down 3%), the Nifty Bank index (down 2.8%), the Nifty FMCG index (down 2.17%) and the Nifty Pharma index (down 1.79%) declined.
Investors dumped equities in favor of safer assets as anxiety over the spread and potential impact of the virulent coronavirus.
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