Sensex slumps over 600 pts in early trade; Nifty tests 17,400
The Hindu
Elsewhere in Asia, bourses in Tokyo and Shanghai were trading with gains in mid-session deals, while Hong Kong and Seoul were in the red
Equity benchmark Sensex tumbled over 600 points in the opening session on February 11, mainly due to weakness in IT and financial stocks amid a weak trend in global markets.
The BSE gauge was trading 611.54 points or 1.04% lower at 58,314.49 in early trade. Likewise, the Nifty fell 168.95 points or 0.96% to 17,436.90.
Infosys was the top loser in the Sensex pack, shedding over 2%, followed by Wipro, Tech Mahindra, HCL Tech, HDFC, Bajaj Finance, M&M and Bajaj Finserv.
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