An evening walk down D-St: Investors lose Rs 1.65 lakh cr in a day as market hits 7-month low

A strong wave of across-the-board selling enveloped Indian market on September 19, causing the benchmarks Sensex and Nifty to fall to their 7-month low levels.

Close at its lowest level since March 1, the BSE Sensex plunged for 470 points or 1.29 percent to settle at 36,093.47 with only four stocks - Tata Motors, HDFC Bank, Bharti Airtel and Asian Paints - in the green.

Yes Bank, Tata Steel, IndusInd Bank, ICICI Bank and Maruti Suzuki emerged as the top loser in the index.