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Sensex Tumbles 548 Points and Nifty Slips Below 22,400 Amid Heavy Selling
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News18•12-10-2026, 15:38
Sensex Tumbles 548 Points and Nifty Slips Below 22,400 Amid Heavy Selling
- •The BSE Sensex closed 547.65 points lower at 71,924.68, while the NSE Nifty settled at 22,363.35, declining 157.10 points.
- •Heavy selling in heavyweight stocks across banking, IT, and FMCG sectors dragged down the benchmark indices.
- •Broader markets outperformed frontline indices, with mid-cap and small-cap indices showing resilience and ending higher.
- •The Nifty Media index surged 4.60% as the top sectoral performer, whereas the Nifty FMCG index plunged 1.67%.
- •The India VIX jumped 5.91% to 15.23, reflecting heightened market uncertainty and volatility among investors.
Key Questions Answered
The domestic equity markets ended lower on Monday, October 12, 2026, due to intense selling pressure in heavyweight stocks, particularly across the banking, information technology, and FMCG sectors.
Despite the drop in benchmark indices, broader market indices showed resilience; mid-cap and small-cap indices closed higher, with the Nifty Smallcap 100 gaining 1.42% and the Nifty Smallcap 50 surging 1.55%.
The Nifty Media index led sectoral gains by surging 4.60%, while the Nifty FMCG index plunged 1.67% as the top loser. Among individual Sensex constituents, Bharat Electronics (BEL) rose 1.38% to lead the gainers, whereas ITC dropped 3.23% to become the biggest laggard.
