Much of the wealth erosion was seen in the last four days, with more than Rs 14 lakh crore of wealth destroyed in four consecutive sessions (September 21-26).
Since October, FIIs have sold over Rs 3.68 lakh crore, while DIIs have net bought Rs 2.8 lakh crore worth of shares. This risk-off sentiment is largely thanks to inflation concerns, which have forced central banks in many countries to raise policy rate
All sectors were trading in the red, down 1-4 percent. The BSE Information Technology was the biggest loser, falling 4 percent followed by metal, finance and Bankex, which declined more than 3 percent each
Despite the negative sentiment, a total of 173 stocks hit their respective 52-week highs, of which the top 60 stocks touched record highs. This included nine stocks from the 'A' group.