Sensex bleeds by 1,448 points as rising coronavirus kills investor risk appetite

Feb 28, 2020

New Delhi, Feb 28 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices were in free fall on Black Friday after a sustained global sell-off on coronavirus fears. At the closing bell, the BSE S&P Sensex was down by 1,448 points or 3.64 per cent to 38,297 while the Nifty 50 plunged by 414 points or 3.56 per cent at 11,219. All sectoral indices at the National Stock Exchange were in the red with Nifty metal down by 7.34 per cent, IT by 5.27 per cent, PSU bank by 4.97 per cent and auto by 3.76 per cent.