New Delhi, March 11 -- Billionaire Elon Musk's electric vehicle maker, Tesla shares jumped 5 per cent on Wall Street open on Tuesday, March 11, amid a strong sell-off in the US stock markets.

The benchmark US market indices, like the Dow Jones Industrial Average, tanked over 1 per cent, trading at 41,448.33 points in the early market session as of 10:30 a.m. (EDT), compared to 41,911.71 points at the previous US stock market close.

Other indices like the S&P 500 dropped 0.66 per cent to 5,577.63 points, compared to 5,614.56 points at the previous Wall Street close. The Nasdaq Composite index was down 0.36 per cent, trading at 17,407.58 points, compared to 17,468.32 points at the previous close.

The stock markets in the US are taking a ...