Sensex plunges by over 240 points in early trade

Similarly, the National Stock Exchange index Nifty lost 69 points at 2,845.75.

The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex plunged by over 243 points in early trade on Tuesday following heavy selling by foreign funds.

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The 30-share index dropped by 243.88 points at 9,753.96 in the first five minutes of trading.

Similarly, the National Stock Exchange index Nifty lost 69 points at 2,845.75.

The major pullers were Reliance Industries, Infosys, Bajaj Auto, Grasim, HDFC, BHEL,Tata Consultancy, Larsen and Toubro, ONGC, ACC, Reliance Energy, Satyam Computers, Hero Honda and SBI.