New Delhi, Jan. 21 -- The Indian stock market remained in the negative territory for the third consecutive session on Wednesday, January 21, as rising geopolitical and geoeconomic concerns dealt a heavy blow to market sentiment.

The Sensex crashed over 500 points, or more than 0.60%, to hit an intraday low of 81,657.93, while the Nifty 50 breached its 200 DEMA (daily exponential moving average), placed around the 25,150 level, and touched its intraday low of 25,078.70.

The sell-off remained broad-based, with the BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices crashing by over 1% each.

The Sensex crashed over 500 points, or more than 0.60%, to hit an intraday low of 81,657.93, while the Nifty 50 breached its 200 DEMA (daily exponential moving average),...