{
  "id": 9485320,
  "title": "Sensex cracks 700 pts intraday, Nifty below 23,250: 5 factors behind crash",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/sensex-cracks-700-pts-intraday-nifty-below-23-250-5-factors-behind",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-24T04:14:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Standard IN",
    "slug": "business-standard-in",
    "url": "https://www.business-standard.com/markets/news/sensex-cracks-700-pts-intraday-nifty-below-23-250-5-factors-behind-stock-market-crash-126092400225_1.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The stock market experienced a downturn, with the Sensex dropping over 700 points intraday and the Nifty falling below 23,250. Most sectoral indices traded with significant losses, led by banking and financial services stocks, according to Business Standard.\n\nHowever, Hindu BusinessLine reported a different picture, stating that sectorally, metals and banking stocks led advances, while IT stocks remained subdued. Almost all sectoral indices closed in positive territory on the NSE, with Nifty Metal gaining over 2% and Nifty FMCG rising 1.27%.\n\nNifty IT was the major sectoral laggard, falling more than 1%, while Nifty Media declined 0.63%, as per Hindu BusinessLine. Brent crude oil prices were trading below $100 per barrel. The rupee opened at 95.58 against the US dollar and touched an intraday high of 95.57.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindu BusinessLine",
        "title": "Sensex today | Stock Market Highlights: Nifty closes at 23,446, gains 118 points, Sensex ends at 74,828 on stronger domestic growth momentum",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/sensex-today-stock-market-highlights-nifty-closes-at-23-446-gains-118",
        "published": "2026-09-23T10:49:05.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}