The Indian stock market extended losses despite positive tailwinds on Friday morning, with Sensex and Nifty falling up to half a percent as oil prices soared higher.
Sensex fell over 450 points to drop below 72,800, down more than 1,000 points from the day’s high, while the Nifty 50 shed over 200 points to slip below 22,500 as of around 10.40 am.