Sensex slumps 372 points; Nifty drops below 17,800; IT, auto stocks weigh

Equity benchmarks buckled under selling pressure for the third session on the trot on Thursday as bearish global cues and a disappointing market debut for Paytm unnerved investors. The 30-share BSE Sensex tumbled 372.32 points or 0.62 per cent to finish at 59,636.01. Similarly, the NSE Nifty dived 133.85 points or 0.75 per cent to 17,764.80. M&M was the top loser in the Sensex pack, shedding 3.28 per cent, followed by Tech Mahindra, HCL Tech, L&T, Tata Steel, IndusInd Bank and Maruti. Only six index constituents managed to close in the green -- SBI, PowerGrid, HDFC Bank, Reliance Industries, ICICI Bank and HUL, climbing up to 1.16 per cent. In the broader market, One97 Communications Ltd, Paytm's parent company, crashed around 27 per cent in its market debut on Thursday. Paytm's Rs 18,300-crore IPO, the country's largest initial share sale, was subscribed 1.89 times last week. "Weak listing of India's largest IPO and soft global market amid rising inflation woes impacted ...

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