Omicron caused the Sensex to fall by 1000 points

Mumbai: Today has been a black Monday for stock market investors. The Sensex and Nifty fell sharply as the stock market opened. The Sensex plunged more than 940 points in early trade. The Nifty also fell by one per cent. The market was affected by the increasing number of coronadomers, omicron depletion and restrictions imposed by countries. The downturn was also reflected in the international stock market.

 
The BSE Sensex fell by more than 500 points to close at 56,500 in the pre-open session. At the start of the day, the Sensex fell more than 675 points. The Nifty also declined by 218.10 points to 16,765. After some time, the Nifty fell further.
The decline, which started as soon as the market started, was expected to recover after some time. However, at 10 am, the Sensex fell 1035.86 points, or 1.82 per cent. The NSE Nifty was down 32 points at 1.90 per cent and was trading at 16,662.20 points. The Sensex had lost 1285.74 points to 55,737 points around 11 am. The Nifty was down 382.65 per cent at 16,604.