Sensex slumps 800 points, Nifty below 24,600 as global sentiment sours
Indian benchmark equity indices opened lower on Thursday, dragged by banking and IT stocks, as U.S. fiscal concerns and rising Treasury yields weighed on global investor sentiment. The BSE Sensex fell 812 points, or 1%, to 80,784, while the Nifty50 dropped 269 points, or 1.08%, to trade at 24,544 around 9:33 am. The total market…
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