The Sensex on Friday fell nearly 1,500 points in intraday trade to 35,993.64 from the day's high of 37,489.24. Nifty also fell below the 11,000-mark to a low of 10,866.45 from day's high of 11,346.80. The indices were dragged down by finance stocks after Dewan Housing Finance Limited (DHFL) slumped over 50% on reports of defaulting on its commercial paper.