Mumbai, April 7 -- The domestic equity indices traded with major losses in early trade, mirroring a global market rout driven by escalating trade tensions and mounting recession fears in the United States. The Nifty traded below the 22,100 level.

All the sectoral indices on NSE traded in the red with metal, IT and media shares declining the most.

At 09:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, slumped 2,592.98 points or 3.44% to 72,771.71. The Nifty 50 index tanked 847.75 points or 3.70% to 22,056.70.

In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index dropped 3.78% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index tumbled 5.09%.

The market breadth was weak. On the BSE, 255 shares rose and 2,941 shares fell. A total of 106 shares were unchanged.

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