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₹31 trn wiped out; nearly 40% of Nifty stocks down over 20%
28 Sept 2026 · Business Standard Mkts
18 of the 50 Nifty stocks are trading more than 20 per cent below their respective 52-week highs, with a market cap erosion of ₹31.35 lakh crore in the same period.
The analysis
Because the driver here is macro rather than company-specific, the read-through is to index-level positioning rather than to any single name — correlations tend to rise when the whole market faces the same signal.
Market context
- This is a market-wide development — its reach goes beyond any single stock.