Sensex falls 764 points amid Omicron fears; Nifty ends below 17,200

Equity indices plunged on Friday with the benchmark BSE sensex falling over 750 points dragged by financial, FMCG stocks after India detected cases of Omicron variant of coronavirus. The 30-share BSE index fell 765 points or 1.31 per cent to close at 57,696; while the broader NSE Nifty settled 205 points or 1.18 per cent lower at 17,197. https://ift.tt/3ofu3Gh