New Delhi, Feb. 11 -- The Indian stock market crashed on Tuesday, with the benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty 50, slipping more than 1.5% each, amid heavy selling across the board. The rout was deeper in broader markets, as the Midcap 100 index and the Nifty Smallcap 100 indices slumped 4% each. All the sectors witnessed sharp sell-off, along with the PSU stocks.

Amid this stock market crash today, five PSU stocks hit their 52-week low. These five state-run companies are Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), Coal India, Container Corporation of India, GAIL (India), and RITES Ltd.

The stocks of these five companies touched their respective 52-week lows during the intraday trade on February 11, dragged by heavy selling pressure. Her...