Stock market crash: Sensex plummets over 1,200 points, Nifty down by over 300

The stock market plummeted towards the end of the trading session on Tuesday, January 21, 2025. At 3:45 pm IST, the benchmark BSE Sensex tanked by 1,235.08 points, or 1.60%, reaching 75,838.36. The broader NSE Nifty fell by 320.10 or 1.37%, reaching 23,024.65.

Zomato Ltd fell the most among the Sensex stocks by 10.92%, trading at ₹214.65. This was followed by NTPC Ltd, which fell 3.51%, trading at ₹324.25, and Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd which fell 3.32%, trading at ₹1,110.95. Only two of the 30 Sensex stocks were in the green. They were UltraTech Cement Ltd, which was up by 0.76%, trading at ₹10,705.05, and HCL Technologies ltd, which was up by 0.49%, trading at ₹1,804.50.