In 44 trading days, benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty fell 7.82% and 9.03%, respectively, while the midcap and smallcap indices hit 52-week lows on August 2.
Indices see biggest single-day fall in four years in first full trading day after the Union Budget was unveiled. The BSE Sensex closed 907 points lower, while NSE’s Nifty50 slipped 207 points.
