Top headlines: Investors lose Rs 11 trn in 2 days; WEF defers Davos summit

Business Standard brings you the top stories on Monday

Omicron scare: Investors lose Rs 11.45 trn in two days of market sell-off

Investors have lost a hefty Rs 11,45,267.43 crore in two days as the domestic equity market continued to face severe drubbing amid a global selloff.

The BSE benchmark Sensex plunged 1,189.73 points or 2.09 per cent to close at 55,822.01 on Monday. During the day, it tanked 1,879.06 points to 55,132.68. The benchmark had tumbled 889.40 points or 1.54 per cent to close at 57,011.74 on Friday. Read more

Lok Sabha passes electoral reforms bill that links Aadhaar to voter ID

Lok Sabha on Monday