At 12.30 pm on Wednesday, the core equity indices i.e., Sensex and Nifty 50 fell sharply and were trading almost a per cent down, owing to a weaker global market scenario. All the sectors on BSE were trading in the red with BSE IT, BSE Metal, and BSE Telecom dragging the markets even more. However, India VIX surged 7.50 per cent today.