Sensex tanks 2,002 points; Nifty ends below 9,300

Equity indices plunged on Monday with the benchmark BSE sensex falling over 1,700 points amid fall in banking and metal stocks. Sensex dived 1,724 points or 5.11 per cent to 31,994; while the broader NSE Nifty moved 498 points or 5.05 per cent lower to 9,362.