India, Sept. 28 -- Indian benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty saw a sharp fall in early trade on Monday, extending a seven-week losing streak. At 10:07 am, Sensex stood at around 72,961, down 934.10 or 1.26 per cent.

The Nifty 50 fell 1.16 per cent to 22,871.40, as of 10 am on Monday. The shares fell to near six-month lows.

The fall comes after the Sensex and Nifty gained on Friday. The Sensex climbed 315.20 points, or 0.43%, to settle at 73,895.74, while the Nifty rose 77.40 points, or 0.34%, to end at 23,140.50.

All 30 Sensex constituents were trading primarily in the red, with Bajaj Finance, Kotak Mahindra Bank, HDFC Bank, Bajaj Finserv, Hindustan Unilever, Mahindra & Mahindra, Larsen & Toubro and Bharat Electronics among the major l...