New Delhi, Jan. 27 -- The continuing slide of the Indian markets on Monday saw dollar returns of foreign investors all but wiped out since the general election results day low of 4 June.

Benchmarks NSE Nifty and BSE Sensex, buffeted by sustained foreign investor selling amid a US tech rout, fell more than 1% each on Monday, even as the BSE Dollex 30 fell 1.29% due to a weaker rupee. The Dollex is the US dollar version of the bellwether Sensex 30.

After Monday's fall, the BSE Dollex 30 traded at 7,161.83, just 1% away from its closing low of 7,085.67 on 4 June. That day, the Dollex, tracking the Sensex, had tanked 6% overnight with the BJP falling short of winning a majority on its own in the Lok Sabha elections.

In contrast, the Nifty ...