India, June 3 -- Sensex tanked further by around 1,000 points on Wednesday after opening low in early trade amid uncertainty related to US-Iran negotiations after fresh Iranian strikes, an increase in crude oil prices and persistent foreign fund outflows.

At around 11:15 am on Wednesday, Sensex was trading at 73,697, down by nearly 1,000 points from the previous close of 74,649.84.

The 50-share NSE Nifty also tumbled in early trade on Wednesday, dropping 177.40 points to 23,302.50.

The 30-share BSE Sensex tanked 699.74 points to 73,959.48 in early trade. From the 30 Sensex firms, Tata Consultancy Services, Tech Mahindra, Infosys, HCL Tech, ITC and Eternal were among the biggest laggards on opening.

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