Sensex crashed over 1,000 points on Friday afternoon due to profit-booking and a decline in the share prices of blue-chip Reliance Industries, wiping out gains made in initial trading.
The domestic indices were dragged by banks and financials. The 30-share BSE Sensex slipped 1,045 points or 1.43 per cent to trade at 72,084, while the NSE Nifty was down 313 points or 1.42 per cent to trade at 21,719.
Shares of Indian Railway Finance Corp, the dedicated funding arm of Indian Railways, have hit a 10 per cent upper circuit minutes after the opening bell on Monday.