Rs 10.12 lakh crore sunk: Share market crashed; Sensex fell 1065 points, Nifty fell 353 points

By Samira Vishwas On Jan 20, 2026

Share Market Crash: There was a huge decline in the Indian stock market for the second consecutive day. Selling started as soon as the market opened on Tuesday and the pressure continued throughout the day. At the end of trading, Sensex closed at 82,180, falling 1065 points. Whereas Nifty fell by 353 points to 25,232. Banking shares were also affected and Nifty Bank fell by about 487 points.

The situation became worse during day trading. Sensex had fallen by about 1200 points intraday, while Nifty also fell by 400 points. Due to this big fall, investors suffered huge losses and assets worth Rs 10.12 lakh crore were wiped out in a single day.

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Share Market Crash

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Heavy fall in top shares

Talking about the top 30 shares of BSE, only HDFC Bank closed with gains. All the remaining 29 shares remained in the red. The biggest decline came in the shares of Zomato, which fell by more than 4 percent. Apart from this, a sharp decline was also seen in big stocks like Bajaj Finance, Sun Pharma, Indigo, Reliance and TCS.

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Big blow to investors

The total market capitalization of BSE was Rs 465.68 lakh crore on Monday, which came down to Rs 455.72 lakh crore on Tuesday. This means that investors suffered a loss of about Rs 10.12 lakh crore in just one day.

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All sectors are in loss

Almost all sectors on NSE closed in the red. The biggest decline was seen in the realty sector, where shares fell by more than 5 percent. The auto sector was down by about 2.5 percent, while the financial sector declined by about 1.4 percent. Other sectors also saw a weakness of about 1 percent.

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Why did the stock market fall?

The first major reason was heavy selling in IT shares. Investors rapidly sold shares of IT companies, causing the market to reach its lowest level in more than two months. Wipro shares fell by about 3 percent and LTI Mindtree shares fell by 6 percent.

The second reason is the increasing tension in global markets. There is fear regarding new tariffs and the fear of trade war has increased. US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose new tariffs on European countries regarding Greenland. At the same time, a warning has also come from France about imposing 200 percent tariff, which increased the concern among investors.

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The third reason is the continuous selling by foreign investors. Foreign institutional investors continued to withdraw money from the market for the tenth consecutive day. On Monday itself, FIIs had sold shares worth about Rs 3,263 crore, the impact of which was clearly visible on the market movement.

The fourth big reason is that investors are now withdrawing money from the stock market and going towards safe investments like gold and silver. On Tuesday, gold crossed $ 4,700 an ounce for the first time, while silver also reached a record high. This also increased pressure on the stock market.