Indian benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty extended their opening loses on Monday with the former losing 1950 points or 5.72% and the latter shedding 440 points or 4.43%. About 190 shares have advanced, 730 shares declined, and 62 shares are unchanged. Among the major gainers were Yes Bank, whose share price gained as much as 39% after the government notified a rescue plan for the crisis-hit lender. At 10:30 AM, Sensex was trading at 32,438.51 points while the broader Nifty was at 9507.45 points. The crash wiped out over Rs 6 lakh crore of investors' money within the first 15 minutes of trading.

Source: dna March 16, 2020 05:15 UTC