{
  "id": 12822155,
  "title": "Sensex Crashes 863 Points, Nifty Slips Below 22,300: Why Did Investors Lose Nearly ₹7.69 Lakh Crore In Hours?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/sensex-crashes-863-points-nifty-slips-below-22-300-why-did-investors",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-08T07:24:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/sensex-crashes-863-points-nifty-slips-below-22300-why-did-investors-lose-nearly-769-lakh-crore-in-hours"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Mumbai: Indian stock markets witnessed heavy selling on Thursday, with the Sensex plunging 863.09 points and the Nifty falling nearly 310 points by afternoon. Rising crude oil prices, weak global markets and continued foreign investor selling weighed on sentiment. At 12:44 pm, the Sensex stood at 71,775.62, down 1.19 per cent. The Nifty traded at 22,293.10 at 12:45 pm, declining 1.37 per cent.…",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Sensex tanks over 850 points, Rs 8.5 lakh crore wiped out: Top reasons behind market rout",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/sensex-tanks-over-850-points-rs-8-5-lakh-crore-wiped-out-top-reasons",
        "published": "2026-10-08T06:43:01.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}