Sensex Down 2,700 Points, Nifty Below 9,200 As Virus Fear Rattles Markets

At 3:01 pm, the Sensex traded 2,683.50 points - or 7.85 per cent - lower at 31,427.18, while the Nifty was down 748 points - or 7.50 per cent - at 9,202.20. All stocks but one in the Nifty basket of 50 shares moved lower at the time. Top percentage laggards were IndusInd Bank, JSW Steel, Adani Ports, Axis Bank, ICICI Bank, Zee Entertainment and Vedanta, trading between 9.82 per cent and 17.72 per cent lower. HDFC, HDFC, Tata Stee...