Stock market crash, Feb. 13 -- Following weak global market sentiment, the Indian stock market witnessed a heavy sell-off in the early morning session on Friday. The Nifty 50 index opened with a downside gap at 25,571 and touched an intraday low of 25,513 during the Opening Bell, logging an intraday loss of nearly 300 points. The BSE Sensex today opened southward at 82,902 and touched today's low of 82,771 within a few minutes, logging an intraday loss of over 900 points. Likewise, the Bank Nifty index opened lower at 60,504 and touched today's low of 60,359, logging an intraday loss of 376 points in the Opening Bell.

On the reasons that caused the Indian stock market crash, Dr VK Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist, Geojit Investme...