{"id":2116,"date":"2020-03-11T15:13:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-11T15:13:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-11-07T10:56:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T05:26:10","slug":"coronavirus-crisis-is-an-opportunity-for-long-term-investors-in-indian-stock-markets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.equentis.com\/blog\/coronavirus-crisis-is-an-opportunity-for-long-term-investors-in-indian-stock-markets\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronavirus Crisis is an Opportunity for Long Term Investors in Indian Stock Markets"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Indian stock markets witnessed one of its most significant crash in history with the benchmark BSE Sensex<\/a> ending 1942 points lower at 35,635 while the NSE<\/a> Nifty<\/a> closed at 10,451, losing538 points on 9th<\/sup> March 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This massive correction in the Indian stock markets which wiped out investor wealth to the tune of Rs 6.50 lakh crore can be attributed to the fear of escalation of Coronavirus and a crash in crude oil prices due to massive price cuts by Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some additional factors affecting Indian stock markets<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

While low oil prices are good for the Indian economy as India is one of the largest importers of crude oil, there were some other reasons too, which caused the mayhem in Indian stock markets on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some other reasons which added fuel to the fire include doubts about the stability of India’s banking system post the Yes Bank crisis, massive selling by FII’s in the last few sessions and panic in the global<\/a> markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ongoing volatility in the Indian stock markets has raised many questions in the minds of investors, such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n