Equity benchmark indices fell in early trade on Wednesday.
Extending its previous day’s decline, the 30-share BSE Sensex fell 271.85 points to 71,620.63. The Nifty slipped 71.35 points to 21,594.45.
At 10:22 am, Sensex was trading 420.12 points down at 71,472.35, whereas Nifty was trading 122.20 points down at 21,543.60.
Among the Sensex firms, JSW Steel, Tata Steel, Wipro, Infosys, HCL Technologies, Tata Consultancy Services, Tech Mahindra and Power Grid were the major laggards.
