Sensex crashes below 10,000 mark

Sensex crashes below 10,000 mark

Equities fell below 11,000 points on Wednesday morning for the first time since August 2006 as concerns about foreign withdrawals grew on the back of a slump in overseas markets.

The 30-share Sensex index was down 5.8 per cent, or 680.22 points, at 11,015.02 after falling as low as 10,998.05.

The 50-share NSE index dropped 5.4 per cent to 3,410.30.