Sensex crashes 600 points, Nifty nears 24,250; investors lose ₹3 lakh crore; key factors behind market selloff explained

The Sensex dropped more than 650 points, or 0.80%, to an intraday low of 77,498, while the NSE counterpart Nifty 50 declined more than 200 points, or 0.84%, to an intraday low of 24,266.