Wednesday, May 20, 2026

More than Rs 7 lakh crore lost, Sensex fell 1500 points in 4 days, storm of decline in the market

There is a storm of decline in the domestic stock market. The stock market has fallen for the fourth consecutive day. Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) index Sensex has fallen by more than 1565 points in 4 days. At the same time, a decline of more than 1.70 percent has been seen in Nifty 50. According to market experts, the domestic stock market is falling due to increasing geopolitical tension, uncertainty regarding Trump tariffs, falling commodity prices, Russia Sanctions Act and selling by foreign investors.

Sensex fell by more than 700 points during trading

The Bombay Stock Exchange index Sensex fell by more than 700 points during trading on Thursday to reach the level of 84,110 points. At the same time, a fall of more than 250 points was seen in Nifty. Investors suffered a loss of more than Rs 7 lakh crore on Thursday. The market cap of all the companies listed on BSE has declined by Rs 7.19 lakh crore to Rs 474 lakh crore. There has been a decline in the domestic stock market due to these reasons…

russia sanctions act

Sugandha Sachdeva, founder of SS WealthStreet, has said that fear has arisen again regarding Trump tariffs and that is why the market fell on Thursday. US President Donald Trump has approved the Russia Sanctions Act. This act allows heavy duties to be imposed on countries importing crude oil from Russia. Under the Act, a tariff of at least 500% can be imposed on countries importing Russian oil. This small cap stock has become a rocket even in a weak market, has gained more than 5700%. They are continuously selling. According to Amit Goyal, Chief Global Strategist of Foreign Investors, despite several steps taken by the Indian Government, foreign institutional investors (FIIs) have started investing net in the Indian stock market from July 2025. Sellers remain. The market was expecting a change in the trading pattern of FIIs, but it went in vain. There was a decline in the market on Thursday due to lack of support from foreign institutional investors.

Fall in commodity prices

According to Amit Goyal, commodity prices also declined on Thursday, due to which selling was seen in commodity stocks. Shares of Hindustan Zinc fell by more than 6 percent on Thursday. This is the biggest fall in the company’s shares in a single day in the last 6 months. Shares of Hindustan Copper Limited have also declined by 5%. Shares of Vedanta also fell to Rs 595 on Thursday. IPO of Miniratna company is opening, shares are roaring in gray market, GMP above 49%. Fear of trade war increased. Russian Sanctions Act has created a fresh fear of trade war. The Act has a provision to impose a tariff of at least 500% on countries importing crude oil from Russia. According to Sugandha Sachdeva, this Russia Sanctions Act has created a danger of starting a fresh trade war across the world, because Donald Trump has also threatened some NATO countries.

Underperformance of leading stocks

Selling pressure was seen in megacap stocks on Thursday also. Shares of HDFC Bank and Reliance Industries declined. At the beginning of this week, both these big stocks had fallen by up to 4%. A decline of more than 3 percent has been seen in the BSE Metal Index. The IT index also fell by 1.92 percent.

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