
Why is the stock market down today? Sensex plunges 690 pts, Nifty slips below 24,900; 5 factors behind the slide
Indian benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended lower on Friday, halting a six-day winning run, as investors turned cautious ahead of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s remarks at the Jackson Hole symposium and braced for fresh U.S. tariffs on Indian goods, amid other headwinds weighing on sentiment. The BSE Sensex fell 693.86 points, or 0.85%,…