Sensex Plunges 2,200 Pts, Nifty Below 23,100 Amid Global Sell-Off

• Indian markets extended losses on Thursday, with Sensex and Nifty falling around 2.9 percent.
• Sensex tumbled over 2,200 points to 74,495, and Nifty dropped 682 points to 23,096.
• Global risk-off sentiment, elevated crude oil prices, and inflation concerns fueled the decline.
• India VIX, a volatility index, surged nearly 20 percent.
• Broad-based selling hit auto, realty, banking, IT, and metal sectors significantly.