Indian rupee weakened against US dollar on Friday, followed by continued foreign fund outflows and weak domestic equities amid a sell-off across the globe as the spread of Coronavirus pandemic stoked fears of recession.

The shares of Force Motors were trading down by five per cent on Friday after the company reported subdued sales number for February 2020.

Capital-starved Yes Bank has tumbled more than 85 per cent on the bourses today as the country's central bank has imposed a moratorium on the bank and capped withdrawals at Rs 50,000 per account 

The shares of Dr Reddy’s Laboratories plunged today after the multinational pharmaceutical company announced on Thursday that an audit has been conducted at its API manufacturing Plant-5 in Telangana by USFDA, after which, the agency issued a form 483 with three observations.

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The market opened in the red on March 6, 2020, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 5,72 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 37,12,514.30 crore.

The market opened in the red on March 6, 2020, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 5,72 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 37,12,514.30 crore.

Pharma major Lupin Limited announced the launch of an authorised generic version of Horizon Therapeutics PLC's Vimovo delayed action release tablets, 375 mg/20 mg and 500 mg/ 20 mg in US.

The Indian equity market, which was already struggling from the impact of the coronavirus, has another event to deal with, which has led to the sharp correction in the equity market.

The market opened in the red on March 6, 2020. The previous trading session witnessed the Sensex going up by 61.13 points to end at 38,470.61 and the Nifty was up by 18 points to close at 11,269.00.