dropped in opening trade on Friday as US-Iran war tensions and crude oil prices continued to weight on sentiment. While Nifty50 went below 23,000, BSE Sensex was down over 1,000 points.

Around 10:30 am, Nifty50 was trading at 22,994.40, down 312.05 points or 1.34%. BSE Sensex was at 74,256.59, down 1,016.86 points or 1.35%.