The Sensex and Nifty plumetted due to a market crash during the morning trading session as banking and metal stocks fell

Sensex and Nifty 50 fell over a percent each amid heavy selling across the board. Broader markets also reeled under selling pressure as the Nifty Midcap 100 and the Nifty Smallcap 100 indices declined over 27% each.

Highlights: All sectoral indices ended in the red, with Nifty PSU Bank being the worst hit, ending down by 4 per cent, dragged by Union Bank of India, and Bank of Baroda

Sensex and Nifty 50 fell over a percent each amid heavy selling across the board. Broader markets also reeled under selling pressure as the Nifty Midcap 100 and the Nifty Smallcap 100 indices declined over 2% each.

Adani Ports, Asian Paints, IndusInd Bank and Reliance Industries gained 1.3-1.6 per cent. Tata Motors Ltd, ICICI Bank Ltd, Power Grid, Tata Steel and UltraTech Cement also gained over 1 per cent each.

The bears took control of the Dalal Street on Monday, pushing Nifty below the 24,000 level. The Sensex bled more than 1,250 points and tanked over 1.5 per cent to close the session at 77,964.99, while the NSE Nifty50 plummeted close to 400 points and ended trading at 23,

Indian stock market benchmarks, Sensex and Nifty 50, faced significant losses on January 3 due to profit booking and a strengthening US dollar. The Sensex dropped over 700 points, while the Nifty 50 fell 200 points amid selling pressure across several sectors.