Sensex cracked 1.96 per cent and ends at 40363.23 and Nifty tanked 2.08 per cent and ends at 11829.40in Monday’s trade as the spread of the coronavirus outside China darkened the outlook for world growth with infections and deaths rising in South Korea, Italy and the Middle East.
Among the sectors, metals plunged over 5 per cent followed by the auto index which fell over 3 per cent. Tata Steel, Tata Motors, Maruti Suzuki, Vedanta and Hindalco Industries ended the session down between 4-6 per cent
The 30-share index tumbled 831 points to hit a low of 40,322, while the 50-share Nifty index declined 261 points to 11,819.