<p>Indian equities witnessed a huge sell-off around noontime, while rupee pared all its morning gains, as news about the violent face-off between Indian and Chinese armies in Galwan Valley of eastern Ladakh started pouring in.</p>.<p>At the time of filing this copy, 30-share benchmark index Sensex was trading at 33,047.14, down 182 (0.55%). This is 975 points (2.9%) lower than the day's highs.</p>.<p><strong>Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/indian-army-officer-and-two-soldiers-killed-in-face-off-with-chinese-troops-in-eastern-ladakh-850143.html" target="_blank">Indian Army officer and two soldiers killed in face-off with Chinese troops in eastern Ladakh</a></strong></p>.<p>Similarly, the broader index, NSE's 50-share Nifty 50 crashed from the day's highs at 9,780.00, 33.70 points over previous close (0.34%).</p>.<p>Both indices have now lost about 2% since 1 pm, when news about the killing of 3 Indian Army soldiers broke.</p>.<p>As foreign investors began playing safe, the Indian rupee, which made gains in the morning session, pared them all and was trading at 76.17 -- a loss of 15 paise against the US dollar.</p>.<p>Market analysts broadly attributed the phenomenon to the deterioration in the border dispute with China.</p>
<p>Indian equities witnessed a huge sell-off around noontime, while rupee pared all its morning gains, as news about the violent face-off between Indian and Chinese armies in Galwan Valley of eastern Ladakh started pouring in.</p>.<p>At the time of filing this copy, 30-share benchmark index Sensex was trading at 33,047.14, down 182 (0.55%). This is 975 points (2.9%) lower than the day's highs.</p>.<p><strong>Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/indian-army-officer-and-two-soldiers-killed-in-face-off-with-chinese-troops-in-eastern-ladakh-850143.html" target="_blank">Indian Army officer and two soldiers killed in face-off with Chinese troops in eastern Ladakh</a></strong></p>.<p>Similarly, the broader index, NSE's 50-share Nifty 50 crashed from the day's highs at 9,780.00, 33.70 points over previous close (0.34%).</p>.<p>Both indices have now lost about 2% since 1 pm, when news about the killing of 3 Indian Army soldiers broke.</p>.<p>As foreign investors began playing safe, the Indian rupee, which made gains in the morning session, pared them all and was trading at 76.17 -- a loss of 15 paise against the US dollar.</p>.<p>Market analysts broadly attributed the phenomenon to the deterioration in the border dispute with China.</p>