<p>Slumping for the fourth straight session, equity benchmark Sensex plunged 667 points on Monday following a selloff in index heavyweights Reliance Industries, HDFC twins and Kotak Bank as soaring Covid-19 cases kept investors jittery.</p>.<p>The rupee, too, sank 20 paise and settled below the 75 per US dollar mark.</p>.<p>The BSE Sensex ended 667.29 points or 1.77 per cent lower at 36,939.60, while the NSE Nifty tumbled 181.85 points or 1.64 per cent to 10,891.60.</p>.<p>Kotak Bank was the top loser in the Sensex pack, falling over 4 per cent, followed by IndusInd Bank, Axis Bank, ONGC, HDFC Bank, Bajaj Auto and Reliance Industries (RIL).</p>.<p>On the other hand, Titan, Tata Steel, HCL Tech, L&T and SBI were among the gainers.</p>.<p>According to traders, massive selling in index majors RIL and HDFC duo dragged the key indices lower.</p>.<p>Further, foreign fund outflows and concerns over rise in Covid-19 cases across the world kept investors on edge, they added.</p>.<p>The number of cases around the world linked to Covid-19 has crossed 1.8 crore, while the infection count in India has crossed 18 lakh.</p>.<p>Globally, however, bourses in Shanghai, Tokyo, Seoul settled on a positive note, while Hong Kong ended in the red.</p>.<p>Stock exchanges in Europe were also trading on a positive note in early deals.</p>.<p>Global oil benchmark Brent crude was trading 0.69 per cent lower at $43.22 per barrel.</p>
<p>Slumping for the fourth straight session, equity benchmark Sensex plunged 667 points on Monday following a selloff in index heavyweights Reliance Industries, HDFC twins and Kotak Bank as soaring Covid-19 cases kept investors jittery.</p>.<p>The rupee, too, sank 20 paise and settled below the 75 per US dollar mark.</p>.<p>The BSE Sensex ended 667.29 points or 1.77 per cent lower at 36,939.60, while the NSE Nifty tumbled 181.85 points or 1.64 per cent to 10,891.60.</p>.<p>Kotak Bank was the top loser in the Sensex pack, falling over 4 per cent, followed by IndusInd Bank, Axis Bank, ONGC, HDFC Bank, Bajaj Auto and Reliance Industries (RIL).</p>.<p>On the other hand, Titan, Tata Steel, HCL Tech, L&T and SBI were among the gainers.</p>.<p>According to traders, massive selling in index majors RIL and HDFC duo dragged the key indices lower.</p>.<p>Further, foreign fund outflows and concerns over rise in Covid-19 cases across the world kept investors on edge, they added.</p>.<p>The number of cases around the world linked to Covid-19 has crossed 1.8 crore, while the infection count in India has crossed 18 lakh.</p>.<p>Globally, however, bourses in Shanghai, Tokyo, Seoul settled on a positive note, while Hong Kong ended in the red.</p>.<p>Stock exchanges in Europe were also trading on a positive note in early deals.</p>.<p>Global oil benchmark Brent crude was trading 0.69 per cent lower at $43.22 per barrel.</p>