Nifty Smallcap 100 tanks over 2% to near 8-month low; 70 index stocks crash up to 69% from one-year highs

Indian stock market continued to decline on February 18, with Nifty 50 and Sensex falling up to 0.70%. The Nifty Smallcap 100 index dropped 2%, down nearly 24% from its all-time high, as poor earnings and global trade tensions weigh on investor sentiment.