Page 5 - Stock Market Crash

What kind of bear market is this?

Are the markets overreacting? On Friday, the Indian markets were locked in the lower circuit on opening and leading to a mandatory halt in trading for 45 minutes

Stresses, known and unknown

Global financial market stress driving market volatility; economic impact of coronavirus and drop in oil prices remain uncertain

Policy after COVID-19

Globally, economic policy could soon be in uncharted territory

Market rebounds as bulls deliver knockout punch after opening-hour shocker

Nifty hit lower circuit in opening session, halting trade for 45 minutes. Indices see sharpest recovery; Sensex rebounds 5,000 pts from day's low.

Good time to start SIP in this market mayhem

The entire panic has been initiated by fears that the system to curtail the Coronavirus (COVID-19), across the globe, is misplaced.

Coronavirus scare cripples markets as indices post biggest single-day drop

Sensex tumbles 2,919 points, biggest-ever in absolute terms. Over Rs 11 trillion worth of investor wealth wiped out. Global stock rout deepens amid growth concerns

Nestle, HUL, Asian Paints, Airtel stocks show resilience amid market mayhem

All these stocks' fortunes are linked to domestic consumption, rather than global growth.

Rupee sinks to fresh 17-month low over coronavirus, recession fears

Indian equity markets suffering their worst single-day losses and stock indices slipping into bear territory also hit the rupee sentiment

Top headlines: Coronavirus makes market sick, investors lose Rs 11 trillion

Snapping their six-month buying streak, FPIs pulled out a net Rs 13,157 crore from the Indian capital markets in the first five trading sessions of March as the coronavirus outbreak spooked investors

Best of BS Opinion: Italy locks down, branded generics market, and more

From why analysing state Budgets can be a challenging exercise to how the success of fact-checkers lies in the failure of journalism, here's a selection of Business Standard Opinion pieces for the day

Stimulus hopes buoy Wall Street after rout; Dow Jones, S&P rise over 4%

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 286.22 points, or 1.20 per cent, at 24,137.24, and the S&P 500 was up 40.30 points

BPCL stake sale may get delayed over falling oil prices, market crash

As confidence on equities declines, large oil producers may hesitate to loosen their purse strings, thereby impacting valuations too

Rout on Dalal Street: Valuations come down, but still not in comfort zone

The broader market remains expensive on a historical basis. The Sensex 10-year median price-to-earnings multiple is around 20.4 times, nearly 10 per cent lower than the index's current valuation

Dow Jones slumps 2,000 points after coronavirus shock, oil price crash

Dow Jones down 1,424.47 points, or 5.51%, at 24,440.31, while the S&P 500 was down 160.27 points, or 5.39%, at 2,812.10

India Inc says economy's fundamentals are strong, market crash temporary

In its biggest-ever single-day drop in absolute terms, the BSE Sensex crashed over 1,941 points and the NSE Nifty tumbled 538 points

YES Bank stock crash: Retail investors have taken a Rs 3,300-crore hit

For LIC, the mark-to-market hit could have been over Rs 600 crore; FIIs' holding down by Rs 1,162 crore

Coronavirus scare: Market crash is a buying opportunity, says history

On six of nine occasions when the market has corrected more than 10 per cent, it has recouped all its losses within two months, shows an analysis by ICICI Direct

Coronavirus: Chinese stocks crash as outbreak gloom infects markets

Hong Kong went into the break 0.09 percent, or 23.78 points, up at 26,336.41 on bargain-buying after being battered last week

Tax cuts: Knee-jerk or part of a plan?

Like fans of filmstars or cricketers, investors have shown abiding faith in Mr Modi, who is still seen as a doer with the right intent and strong will

Investors lose Rs 5.86 trn as markets fall for fifth day on the trot

The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Sensex has lost 1,367.99 points, or 3.48 per cent, in five sessions. On Wednesday, it dropped 135.09 points to close at 37,847.65