- Indian equity benchmarks logged their steepest monthly drop since March, with the Nifty 50 sliding 6.1% and the Sensex declining 5.8% in September.
- All 16 major sectors slipped, led by information technology's 11.2% loss, showing the selling was broad rather than concentrated.
- Foreign investors offloaded $2.7 billion worth of Indian shares in September as soaring oil prices kept inflation worries alive and global rate hikes pushed capital toward safer assets.
- The rupee and the benchmark bond also lost ground, meaning the stress hit Indian financial assets across equities, currency and fixed income rather than staying equity-specific.