Stock Investors lose Rs 9 lakh crore in 1 Day

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BSE Market capitalization was Rs 200 lakh crore, down Rs 8.69 lakh crore Friday's Rs 209.63 lakh crore

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Sunil Jain

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Mukul Kochhar

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Deepak Jasani

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