Why is market falling today? Sensex sinks 1,000 pts from day’s high, Nifty below 22,400. 5 key triggers behind selloff

The Indian stock market came under sharp selling pressure after opening in the green on Monday, with the Sensex tumbling nearly 1,000 points from the day’s high as concerns over persistent FII selling, rising bond yields and other headwinds overshadowed optimism.Sensex dropped nearly 548 points to close at 71,925 while Nifty 50 declined almost 157 points to end the session at 22,363. This came while India VIX, which measures volatility in the market, jumped over 6% to cross 15. The Sensex had opened over 400 points higher before quickly reversing course and wiping out its opening gains.ITC and Tech Mahindra shares dropped more than 3% each to lead losses on Sensex, while HUL, L&T, SBI, TCS and Bharti Airtel shares fell around 2% each. Bucking the trend, BEL, M&M and Kotak Mahindra Bank shares gained around 1% each.