Rs 3 lakh crore fall in the wealth of investors in two days of market fall

04:30:00 PM, Monday 6th of January 2020 | in business

The wealth of investors tumbled by a whopping Rs 3.11 lakh crore in two successive sessions of decline in the equity market following an escalation in tensions in the Middle East. Equity markets fell for the second day in a row, with the 30-share key BSE index falling by 679.85 points to a low of 40,784.76 on Monday. The Sensex had ended 162.03 points, or 0.39 per cent, lower at 41,464.61 on Friday