₹10.2 Lakh Crore Wiped Out in a Day: What Happened on Dalal Street
Thu 8 Oct 2026 · closing bell

₹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.

₹0lakh crore, wiped out
−1,045Sensex points, to 71,593

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−₹0.00 lakh crore
per minute (avg)≈ ₹2,720 crore
per second (avg)≈ ₹45 crore

Illustrative: assumes an even drain across the day. The real fall wasn't a straight line.

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now (index change)

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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🛢️ Oil+4%

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Brent jumped about 4% in a day and topped $104 a barrel, raising worries about persistent price pressure.

😰 India VIX+10%

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The fear gauge jumped about 10%. A higher VIX means traders expect bigger swings, in either direction.

📉 Two days−1,475 pts

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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

1. How much investor wealth was wiped out?

2. Where did Brent crude go?

3. Is the drain counter's steady pace what really happened?

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📉 Sensex −1,045 pts (−1.44%), Nifty −371 pts (−1.64%) on Thu 8 Oct.
💸 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%.
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🗞️ Where this came from

Closing figures, Thu 8 Oct 2026. Per-minute and per-second figures are my own illustrative averages. Verify exact numbers against official exchange data.

Educational content only. Not investment advice.

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