India, Jan. 3 -- The BSE Sensex on Wednesday lost further by 357.51 points to 71,534.97 in the opening session as selling was seen across the board.

The National Stock Exchange (NSE) fell 98.40 points to 21,567.40.

The Sensex registered intraday highs and lows at 71,862 and 71,494.13 points, respectively.

The Nifty recorded intraday highs and lows at 21,677 and 21,556.70 points, respectively.

In 30 scrips, 6 advanced while 24 declined.

The losers were JSW Steel by 2.95 pc to Rs 844.40, Wipro by 2.47 pc to Rs 457.55, Tata Steel by 2.19 pc to Rs 136.50, Infosys by 1.98 pc to Rs 1504.50, and Tech Mahindra by 1.96 pc to Rs 1252.90.

The gainers were ITC by 0.82 pc to Rs 474, Bajaj Finserv by 0.33 pc to Rs 1692.15, Hind Unilever by 0.24 p...