Indian equity benchmarks fell more than 2% on Thursday, hammered by losses in technology and metal stocks, with investors globally dumping riskier assets as soaring inflation stokes fears of an economic slowdown.

Dear Trader…                          Indian equity benchmarks extended their fall for the second straight session on Thursday and ended with losses of over two and half percent as fears over slower economic growth due to rising inflation dented investor sentiment. Markets made a gap-down opening and stayed in red for whole day,