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Sensex drops over 210 points in early trade
The BSE benchmark Sensex slipped over 210 points in the opening session on Wednesday, dragged lower particularly by oil & gas, pharma and banking stocks. After opening on a slightly higher note, the BSE barometer succumbed to selling pressure and entered the negative territory to quote 210.75 points or 0.44 per cent lower at 48,136.84.
Likewise, the NSE gauge Nifty was trading 62.50 points or 0.44 per cent down at 14,176.40 in early deals.
On the Sensex chart, IndusInd Bank, Reliance Industries, Dr Reddyâs, Asian Paints, NTPC and Bajaj FinServ were major losers.
Of the Sensex constituents, 20 stocks were trading in the red and 10 in the green.