Sensex tanks over 900 points in early trade; Nifty slips below 17,000

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Sensex crashes about 1,300 points amid new variant in S Africa, rising COVID cases, slump in crude oil prices



Asian Paints was the top loser in the Sensex pack, shedding 4.38 per cent, followed by Wipro, Tech Mahindra, L&T, Reliance Industries and HDFC Bank.On the other hand, Axis Bank, Bharti Airtel, and PowerGrid were the gainers.In the previous session, the 30-share index ended 1,545.67 points or 2.62 per cent lower at 57,491.51. Likewise, the NSE Nifty slumped 468.05 points or 2.66 per cent to settle at 17,149.10.



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