Mumbai: Rising covid cases, increasing risk of a second wave of the deadly virus in India and a cautious trade by global investors ahead of the US Federal Reserve meet outcome continued to weigh on markets.
Markets fell most in over two weeks, ending lower for the fourth consecutive day amid high volatility.The BSE Sensex slipped 562.34 points or 1.12% ending at 49,801.62.
The Nifty dragged 189.15 points or 1.27%, before closing at 14,721.30. Sell-off in BSE Midcap and BSE Smallcap were sharper with both the indices losing over 2% each."Indian market remained in negative territory as investors traded cautiously ahead of the US Fed meeting coupled with a resurgence in covid cases.