According to the WHO, more than 1 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported, including more than 50,000 deaths.

Selling in markets led to a decline in market capitalisation of the BSE-listed companies which tumbled Rs 4,82,033.63 crore to Rs 1,08,66,722.96 crore in two days.

Stating that an economic recession gripped global economy following the lockdowns due to COVID-19 pandemic, Fitch Ratings on Friday said the initial disruptions to regional manufacturing supply chains in China have now broadened to include local discretionary spending and exports.

India is under a 21-day lockdown till April 14 to combat coronavirus and all domestic and international commercial passenger flights stand suspended during the period.

In the afternoon trade, the benchmark indices extended the fall and the Sensex was down 708.06 points or 2.51% at 27557.25, while the Nifty was also down 181.75 points or 2.20% at 8072.05.

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The Indian equity markets continued their journey southwards and tanked further despite a bounce back in crude oil prices and global stocks. According to reports, Sensex dropped 370 points to 27,800 in the opening session on Friday, while Nifty tumbled nearly 100 points to 8,100.

Unite, which represents thousands of workers employed by BA, said it had eached an agreement with the company to use a version of the government's business support programme for around 28,000 staff, guaranteeing 80 per cent of salaries to avoid redundancies.

If your existing policies are due for renewal from March 25, 2020, to April 14, 2020, it can now be renewed up till April 21, 2020, according to the notification.