At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 95.84 against the American currency and stayed under pressure, registering a loss of 11 paise from its previous closing level

The 30-share BSE Sensex tanked 529.34 points or 0.71 per cent at 74,298.91 in the early trade, while the 50-share NSE Nifty plunged 192.40 points or 0.82 per cent at 23,254.40 in the initial trade