New Delhi, Feb. 24 -- Falling for the fifth consecutive session, the Indian stock market benchmark-the Sensex-crashed over 800 points in intraday trade on Monday, February 24, amid weak global cues, persisting concerns over a potential trade war between the US and other major economies of the world, and relentless foreign capital outflow.

The Sensex opened at 74,893.45 against its previous close of 75,311.06 and dropped 817 points to the level of 74,493.97. The Nifty 50 opened at 22,609.35 against its previous close of 22,795.90 and cracked over 1 per cent to hit the level of 22,548.35.

The sell-off was widespread and even deeper in broader markets as the BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices dropped over a per cent each during the session. ...