India, Feb. 24 -- IT stocks were among the laggards in the Sensex and Nifty drop on Tuesday, a slump of nearly one per cent in early trade that was driven by fears of AI (artificial intelligence)-led disruptions.

The 30-share BSE Sensex tanked 813.13 points, or 0.97 per cent, to 82,481.53 in early deals, according to data cited in a PTI news agency report. The 50-share NSE Nifty declined 230.15 points, or 0.89 per cent to 25,482.85.

Eternal dropped the most from the Sensex pack, declining 3.82 per cent, followed by HCL Technologies, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, Tata Consultancy Services, Bharti Airtel, Bajaj Finance, Bharat Electronics Ltd, Trent, Adani Ports, ITC, and Titan.

TCS, Infosys, HCLTech and Wipro lost 2.5 per cent - 4 per cent, a...