Sensex Dives Over 1,400 Points Amid Weak Global Cues; Nifty Breaks Below 16,900

Back home, as of 12:28 pm, the 30-share BSE Sensex tanked 1,405 points or 2.43 per cent to 56,453; while the broader NSE Nifty nosedived 402 points or 2.33 per cent to 16,876. Mid- and small-cap shares were negative as Nifty Midcap 100 index was down 2.23 per cent and small-cap shares were trading 1.41 per cent lower. On the stock-specific front, HCL Technologies was the top Nifty loser as the stock cracked 4.61 per cent to Rs 1,...