₹10.2 lakh crore. Gone in one day.
The Sensex closed 1,045 points lower as oil jumped past $104. Watch the money drain, then see what a year of falls does to ₹1 lakh.
Watch it drain
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Illustrative: assumes an even drain across the day. The real fall wasn't a straight line.
Your ₹1 lakh time machine
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Approximate: uses mid-day index changes of about −12.5% over a year and −3.8% over a month. Price change only, excludes dividends. Not your actual returns.
What moved it
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Brent jumped about 4% in a day and topped $104 a barrel, raising worries about persistent price pressure.
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The fear gauge jumped about 10%. A higher VIX means traders expect bigger swings, in either direction.
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Sensex vs Tuesday's close (about 73,068 to 71,593), across the RBI-hike day and today. My own arithmetic from the two closes.
Quick check
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💸 About ₹10.2 lakh crore of investor wealth wiped out in a day.
🛢️ Brent crude jumped 4% to top $104; India VIX up about 10%.

