Over 300 stocks, including JSW Steel and NTPC, reached one-year highs on the BSE, despite the Sensex and Nifty 50 falling over one per cent amid weak global cues.

After opening on a weak note, the selloff intensified in the last hour of trade, with the Sensex plunging over 1,200 points and the Nifty slipping below the critical 26,000 mark, reflecting growing caution among investors.

Indian equities in Monday's trade after relentless gains over the previous week suffered sharp losses. At the last count, Sensex was down over 1.17 per cent or 1,001.6 points at 84,570.25, while the 50-share NSE benchmark Nifty 50 was down over 1 per cent or 292 points at 25,

Equity benchmark indices tumbled nearly 1.5% on Monday due to heavy selling in frontline stocks Reliance Industries, ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank amid rising geopolitical risks in the Middle East and weakness in Japanese markets.

A combination of global uncertainties and domestic profit booking has led to the recent stock market decline. Most stocks are trading in red.

The retreat comes on the back of consecutive fresh highs breached by the benchmarks Sensex and Nifty in the last couple of weeks

Sensex fell 700.29 points, or 0.82 per cent, to 84,871.56, with the BSE market capitalisation m-cap falling 3.15 lakh crore to Rs 474.77 lakh crore. A total of 2,101 listed stocks on BSE fell, while only 1,

India's main stock indices, Sensex and Nifty, started the week with little movement today. This is due to mixed signals from global markets. At the start of trading, the Sensex dropped by 290 points,

Benchmark Indian equity indices BSE Sensex and Nifty 50 fell at opening bell on Monday, tracking mixed global cues