Sensex tanks over 600 points in early trade; Nifty slips below 14,400

Equity benchmark Sensex tanked over 600 points in early trade on Friday, tracking losses in HDFC Bank, L&T, and Reliance Industries amid negative cues from global markets. The 30-share BSE index was trading 617.10 points or 1.25 percent lower at 48,599.42, and the broader NSE Nifty fell 201.35 points or 1.38 percent to 14,356.50.Equity benchmark Sensex tanked over 600 points in early trade on Friday, tracking losses in HDFC Bank, L&T, and Reliance Industries amid negative cues from global markets. The 30-share BSE index was trading 617.10 points or 1.25 percent lower at 48,599.42, and the broader NSE Nifty fell 201.35 points or 1.38 percent to 14,356.50.