Ten steepest falls in two key stock indices since January 2015

Following are the 10 steepest falls for two key stock market indices in India -- the sensitive index of the BSE and the Nifty of the National Stock Exchange since January 2015, in percentage terms:

Aug 24, 2015: Sensex (5.94 percent), Nifty (5.92 percent)

Feb 11, 2016: Sensex (3.40 percent), Nifty (3.32 percent)

Jan 06, 2015: Sensex (3.07 percent), Nifty (3.00 percent)

May 06, 2015: Sensex (2.63 percent), Nifty (2.74 percent)

Jun 02, 2015: Sensex (2.37 percent), Nifty (2.34 percent)

Mar 26, 2015: Sensex (2.33 percent), Nifty (2.21 percent)

May 12, 2015: Sensex (2.29 percent), Nifty (2.38 percent)

Jun 24, 2016: Sensex (2.24 percent), Nifty (2.20 percent)

Sep 01, 2015: Sensex (2.23 percent), Nifty (2.33 percent)

Sep 04, 2015: Sensex (2.18 percent), Nifty (2.15 percent)

--IANS

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