Sensex tanks over 1,000 points amid rise in Covid cases; Nifty below 14,600

Equity indices plunged in opening trade on Monday with the benchmark BSE sensex falling over 1,000 points as India reported over 1 lakh new Covid cases in the last 24 hours. The 30-share BSE index was trading 1,091 points or 2.18 per cent lower at 48,939; while the broader NSE Nifty was down 295 points or 1.98 per cent at 14,573.

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