Share Market Bloodbath: Nifty Records Worst Losing Streak In 5 Years

Share Market Bloodbath: Nifty50 tumble 5.40 points on Monday, March 3, to settle at 22,119.30 points. According to media reports, this the 9th consecutive session when Nifty50 settled down in red. Notably, this is the longest daily losing stretch since 2019. Meanwhile, the Sensex (index with top 30 firms) tumbled 112.16 points to settle at 73,085.94 on Monday.

There are several sectors contributing to the crash of the Indian equity markets. The Indian rupee is continuously declining. Moreover, US President Donald Trump said that he will impose equal tariffs even on the friendly countries. Meanwhile, the recent Delhi election results, which saw the BJP secure a decisive victory, were anticipated to bring stability to market sentiment, but it failed to do so.

Furthermore, Union Budget, presented on February 1 and RBI’s MPC decision to cut the repo rate by 25 basis points (bps) to 6.25% failed to impress the equity markets. Perhaps, continuous selling by the foreign investors in Indian equities remains the biggest reason for share market mayhem. Foreign investors have pulled out Rs 1,24,627 crore from Indian equities in 2025 so far.

Share Market Crash

The Indian share market has witnessed a massive fall since the beginning of 2025. There has been a trend of constant sell-offs by foreign investors, leading to a loss of over Rs 50 lakh crore in market capitalization in just 2 months of 2025.

In the meanwhile, Sensex has dropped over 5,300 points since January 1, where Nifty50 dropped over 1,600 points during this period. Also, Foreign Investors withdrew Rs 1,12,601 crore from the Indian equities during the given time period.

According to the data available at the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the total market capitalization of listed companies stood at around Rs 445 lakh crore on January 1, 2025, but has dropped to approximately Rs 393 lakh crore as of the end of February.

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