Sensex Plunges 1,000 Points, Nifty Below 25,500 Amid IT Rout

• Indian equity benchmarks closed sharply lower for a second consecutive session.
• BSE Sensex tumbled 1,048 points to settle at 82,627; Nifty 50 dropped 336 points to 25,471.
• IT and metal sectors dragged the market down, with 44 of 50 Nifty constituents ending in red.
• Broader markets underperformed, midcap index fell over 1,000 points; advance-decline ratio at 1:4.
• IT index saw an 8% slide this week, its steepest weekly fall in a year, erasing ₹3 lakh crore.