Coronavirus outbreak has hit the global markets severely with expected massive disruption in the global demand and supply balance. As the sell-off in markets continued today i.e. on March 12, 2020, Sensex tanked by more than 7.29 per cent or 2,601.47 points to the level of 33,095.93. It is one of the lowest levels that the index has reached in the past 24 months. For the first time since September 2017, Nifty 50 index breaches 9,700 with a fall of more than seven per cent or 761 points at 9,697.40 levels, the lowest in 32 months.