Sensex tanks 800 points, Nifty 50 below 24,700: Why is Indian stock market falling today? Explained with 5 reasons

Sensex crashed 800 points, or 0.98% to hit a low of 80,360 in the afternoon trade. Meanwhile, its NSE counterpart Nifty 50 tanked 252 points, or 1.01% to a low of 24,638.40.