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The stock market has given a deep shock to the investors on the first trading day of the week. As soon as trading started in Dalal Street on Monday morning, investors’ portfolios turned red in a moment. The effect of the uproar in the global market has also been seen on the Indian market. The situation was such that as soon as the market opened, within just a few seconds, investors’ wealth worth more than Rs 4 lakh crore was wiped out. Common investors, who were expecting a good profit this week, have got a big shock in this environment of all-round selling. This huge collapse of the market is no less than a big shock for retail investors.
Hard earned money cleared in just a few moments
How intense this selling storm was can be directly gauged from the market cap figures. When the market closed on the last trading day i.e. 15 May 2026, the total market cap of all the companies listed on BSE was Rs 4,60,02,414.097 crore. But, as soon as it opened on the morning of 18th May, this figure fell straight to Rs 4,55,55,510.86 crore. If we understand in simple words, there has been a loss of Rs 4,46,903.237 crore in investors’ capital. This is not a minor decline; This is the hard-earned money of common investors which was washed away under the immense pressure of the market.
The market got scared due to this global tension
The main reason behind this huge selling is the turmoil at the international level. The sudden increase in tension between America and Iran has created an atmosphere of panic in the markets around the world. Due to this geopolitical crisis, the crude oil market is on fire. In the global market, Brent crude has once again crossed the dangerous level of $ 110 per barrel. Since India imports a large part of its requirement, rising crude oil prices are considered a direct threat to our economy. This fear was clearly visible in the rapid selling by investors today.
Giant index in red
The market sentiment remains completely disappointing. By 09:20 am, the benchmark index Sensex of Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) was trading at the level of 74,434.46, down by 803.53 points or 1.07 percent. At the same time, Nifty 50 of National Stock Exchange (NSE) also fell by 247.15 points (1.05%) to 23,396.35. This decline is not limited to large cap companies only. Heavy profit booking is also prevalent in the shares of medium and small sized companies. There is a weakness of more than 1 percent each in Nifty Midcap 100 and Nifty Smallcap 100 indexes. There is devastation on the sectoral front. From auto, metal, PSU banks to realty index have fallen into the red.
These shares stood firm in the storm of decline
Amidst this all-round selling, out of 30 Sensex stocks, only three big IT stocks – Infosys, Tech Mahindra and TCS have been able to save themselves in the green. A total of 3075 shares are being traded on BSE today, out of which 2107 shares are showing a huge downward trend. Only 780 shares are showing strength, while there was no change in the prices of 188 shares. Despite this huge ups and downs in the market, 42 shares managed to reach their one-year high, while 33 shares fell to their one-year low. Apart from this, while 61 shares have been hit by upper circuit, 95 shares have come under the grip of lower circuit.
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