Sensex Plunges 732 Points as IT, Blue-Chip Stocks Lead Market Selloff

• Indian equity markets opened sharply lower on Friday, with BSE Sensex dropping 731.94 points.
• Nifty 50 also fell 225.90 points, indicating a broad-based selloff.
• Technology stocks like Infosys, TCS, and HCLTech bore the brunt of the losses, plunging significantly.
• Heavyweight blue-chip stocks including Hindustan Unilever, Mahindra & Mahindra, and Tata Steel also weighed on the market.
• A few stocks like Eternal, Bharti Airtel, and Axis Bank managed modest gains amidst the downturn.