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Worst Day In 7 Months For Sensex As Mutant Virus Spooks Global Markets
Sensex ends 1,406.73 points lower at 45,553.96, worst fall since May 4 New coronavirus strain is said to beup to 70%more transmissible All 50 shares in Nifty basket fall, with Tata Motors, ONGC worst hit
21 Dec 2020, 03:37 PM IST 
Tata Motors, ONGC and GAIL were the top laggards in the Nifty basket of shares.
The Sensex ended 1,406.73 points, or 3.00 per cent, lower to close at 45,553.96, whereas the Nifty settled at 13,328.40, down 432.15 points, or 3.14 per cent, from its previous close — the worst single-day loss for both indices since May 4. (Track Sensex, Nifty Here)
The news of the new coronavirus strain, said to be up to 70 per cent more transmissible than the original, has put some 16 million Britons under tougher lockdowns an...
