Sensex and Nifty both dropped about 1.8% each at closing, finishing at 73,198 and 22,124 levels respectively. As an aftermath Rs 8.9 lakh crore were wiped out from the markets. A Broad-Based Sell-Off was seen: IT, Auto, Bank, Metal, FMCG, Pharma, Realty, and Oil & Gas indices were down between 0.7%-6.5%.