New Delhi  - India's benchmark stock market ind

Manila - Philippine shar

There seems to be no stopping for Sensex. It lost more than 800 points because of worldwide financial crisis.

The 30-share index BSE Sensex touched an all time low of 10,940.85 in early trading. All segments suffered huge losses. This is the benchmark’s lowest since early August 2006.

Consumer Durables, which suffered the most, fell over 13% because of heavy selling in key stocks in that space.

Real estate, metal, IT, banking and power sectors took a severe hammering. BSE Midcap and Smallcap index plummeted 8.57% and 7.28% respectively. 

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Tokyo - The Tokyo stoc

Washington - US stocks fell sharply again Tuesday as investors remained unconvinced that new lending avenues created by the Federal Reserve would unblock credit to the struggling US economy.

The three major stock indices each fell more than 5 per cent. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell more than 500 points and the broader S&P 500 dropped below 1,000 points for the first time in five years.