Sensex tanks nearly 600 pts, Nifty below 15,600; PNB Housing Finance shares drop on back of SEBI action—NTPC, HUL among top gainers; L&T, ICICI Bank and Maruti drag
Equity benchmark indices Sensex plunged nearly 600 points, while Nifty started below 15,600 in early trade on Monday, tracking losses in index-heavyweights ICICI Bank, SBI and L&T amid a steep correction in global equities.
The 30-share BSE index was trading 596.78 points or 1.14 per cent lower at 51,747.67 in initial deals. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty tumbled 175.35 points or 1.12 per cent to 15,508. Source: PTI