Sensex Falls Over 150 Points, Nifty Slides Below 12,250

Domestic stock markets started Monday's session on a lacklustre note amid volatile trade as Asian peers held near 18-month highs. The S&P BSE Sensex fell as much as 155.69 points to 41,525.85 in early trade before paring some of those losses, and the broader NSE Nifty benchmark slipped to as low as 12,229.30, down 42.5 points from the previous close. Gains in IT, pharma and metal shares were offset by losses in energy stocks.