Summary:
Mumbai, Jan 24 (PTI) Equity benchmark Sensex on Monday crashed about 1,546 points to sink below the 58,000-level due to across-the-board selloff tracking sluggish global markets.
Besides, persistent foreign capital outflows continued to affect the market sentiment, traders said.
Benchmark indices started the session on a weaker note and the selling intensified during afternoon trade, with almost all sectoral indices ending in the red.
The 30-share BSE Sensex ended 1,545.67 points or 2.62 per cent lower at 57,491.51.
Similarly, the NSE Nifty slumped 468.05 points or 2.66 per cent to 17,149.10.
All Sensex components ended in the red.