<p class="title">Investor wealth tumbled by more than Rs 5 lakh crore on Friday as equity markets crashed tracking global equity selloff amid rising uncertainty over the economic impact of coronavirus outbreak.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In six trading sessions to Friday the market capitalisation of BSE-listed companies saw a massive decline of Rs 11,76,985.88 lakh crore.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Equity markets fell for the sixth consecutive session, with the 30-share BSE index plummeting 1,448.37 points, or 3.64 per cent, lower at 38,297.29.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The carnage in the equity market wiped out investor wealth worth Rs 5,46,287.76 crore, taking the total m-cap to Rs 1,46,93,797.43 crore on the BSE.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The m-cap of BSE-listed companies stood at Rs 1,52,40,024.08 crore at the end of trading on Thursday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Traders said investor sentiments also remained fragile amid incessant foreign fund outflows. On a net basis, foreign institutional investors sold equities worth Rs 3,127.36 crore on Thursday, data available with stock exchanges showed.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Foreign investors have sold equities worth Rs 9,389 crore so far this week, provisional data on the stock exchanges showed.</p>.<p class="bodytext">On the BSE, 2,010 scrips declined, while 457 advanced and 153 remained unchanged. </p>
<p class="title">Investor wealth tumbled by more than Rs 5 lakh crore on Friday as equity markets crashed tracking global equity selloff amid rising uncertainty over the economic impact of coronavirus outbreak.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In six trading sessions to Friday the market capitalisation of BSE-listed companies saw a massive decline of Rs 11,76,985.88 lakh crore.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Equity markets fell for the sixth consecutive session, with the 30-share BSE index plummeting 1,448.37 points, or 3.64 per cent, lower at 38,297.29.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The carnage in the equity market wiped out investor wealth worth Rs 5,46,287.76 crore, taking the total m-cap to Rs 1,46,93,797.43 crore on the BSE.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The m-cap of BSE-listed companies stood at Rs 1,52,40,024.08 crore at the end of trading on Thursday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Traders said investor sentiments also remained fragile amid incessant foreign fund outflows. On a net basis, foreign institutional investors sold equities worth Rs 3,127.36 crore on Thursday, data available with stock exchanges showed.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Foreign investors have sold equities worth Rs 9,389 crore so far this week, provisional data on the stock exchanges showed.</p>.<p class="bodytext">On the BSE, 2,010 scrips declined, while 457 advanced and 153 remained unchanged. </p>