Bank Nifty began the day at 55,832.35, Sensex opened at 81,699.94, dropping 708.23 points or 0.86% and GIFT Nifty started at 24,939.50, compared to its previous close of 25,022.50.

Infosys fell over 2.43 per cent, becoming the biggest laggard on Nifty IT index. Meanwhile, TCS, Wipro and HCL Tech slipped ...