Stock market crash, Jan. 12 -- The Indian stock market remained in the bear grip for the sixth consecutive session on Monday, January 12, on rising geopolitical risks, concerns over US tariffs, and relentless foreign capital outflow.

The Sensex crashed over 700 points, or nearly 1%, to an intraday low of 82,861, while the Nifty 50 dropped to 25,473 during the session on Monday, falling by almost 1%.

Over the six consecutive sessions, the Sensex has tanked over 2,900 points, or more than 3%, while the Nifty 50, too, has shed more than 3%.

Investors' wealth has been eroded by more than Rs.18 lakh crore in these six sessions, as the overall market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms dropped to nearly Rs.463 lakh crore from over Rs.481 lakh...