Today Indian shares continued to fall sharply, with the Sensex and Nifty crashing about 5 % in early trade, mirroring a sharp fall in global equities. In BSE Sensex, India’s top 30 companies listed lost 3,939.68 points or 5.22 % to 71,425.01, while Nifty, National Stock Exchange index, dropped 1,160.8 points or 5.06 % to 21,743.65. The collapse reportedly swallowed investors’ wealth worth Rs 20.16 lakh crore in early trade.
