Sensex plunges over 1,150 points; Nifty below 10,700; Yes Bank zooms 23%

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With benchmark indices slumping nearly 3 percent, domestic stock markets suffered sharp losses in early trade on Monday amid rising worries of economic impact due to the novel coronavirus. The S&P Sensex index plummeted as much as 1,176.49 points to hit 36,400.13 in the first few minutes of trade. The broader NSE Nifty benchmark too nosedived as low as 10,655.19, down 334.35 points from the previous close.
Yes Bank shares have zoomed to 23 percent.