Sensex falls more than 2,400 points as coronavirus cases reach 43 in India

Indian equity benchmark Sensex fell by more than 2,400 points to 35,170 in intraday trade on Monday. Among the Sensex stocks, all the 30 components were in the red. Meanwhile, the Nifty 50 index fell by nearly 650 points, slipping below the 10,400-mark to 10,322. The decline comes after the total number of coronavirus cases in India climbed to 43.