Sensex dives 726 factors in early commerce monitoring world sell-offs

The BSE Sensex slumped over 726 factors to slide under the important thing 51,000-level in early commerce on Thursday, monitoring meltdown in world shares as a consequence of surge in bond yields abroad.
The 30-share Sensex was buying and selling at 50,718.36, exhibiting a fall of 726.29 factors or 1.41 per cent.
While the broader NSE Nifty was buying and selling down 197.05 factors or 1.29 per cent at 15,048.55.

On the Sensex chart, HDFC duo fell as a lot as 2.48 per cent, adopted by Bajaj FinServ, Kotak Bank and Bajaj Finance – dropping as much as 2.23 per cent.
Of Sensex shares, 27 traded within the purple.
Over the earlier three classes, the Sensex had risen by 2,344.66 factors or 4.77 per cent, whereas the Nifty had added 716.45 factors or 4.93 per cent.
Asian shares tumbled on Thursday after an in a single day surge in bond yields dragged Wall Street decrease.
“Bond yields are now exerting a major influence on stock prices, globally. After spiking to 1.6 per cent on February 25, the US 10-year yield fell to 1.4 per cent and yesterday it has again risen to 1.48 per cent impacting equity markets,” stated V Ok Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit Financial Services.
Foreign traders had purchased equities value Rs 2,088.70 crore on a web foundation in Indian capital markets on Wednesday, in keeping with alternate information.

Meanwhile, world crude oil benchmark Brent was buying and selling 0.36 per cent increased at USD 64.22 per barrel.