t was a Terrible Tuesday for the bourses. The Sensex
saw its biggest intra-day fall when it hit a low of 15,332, down
2,273
points. However, it recovered losses to some extent and closed at a
loss of 875 points at 16,730.Trading was suspended for one hour
at the Bombay Stock Exchange after the benchmark Sensex crashed to a
low of 15,576.30 within
minutes of opening, crossing the
circuit limit
of 10 per cent.At the time of suspension, the Sensex was quoted
at 15,576.30 points, plunging 2029 points (11.53 per cent) from
Monday''s close. Investors on Tuesday lost over Rs 6 lakh crore
(Rs 6 trillion) within minutes of opening of the Bombay Stock Exchange,
which was immediately suspended for an hour after the 30-share
barometer index, Sensex, hit the circuit limit of 10 per cent.