Indian markets reopen after trading is halted because of steep declines

Indian shares were volatile after markets reopened Tuesday following a nearly hour-long shutdown triggered by steep plunges on the country’s two major indexes.

The benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange, the Sensex, was down 1,347.39 points, or 7.7 percent, to 16,257.96 minutes after the market reopened. It momentarily recovered to being down as little as 3 per cent when the market first reopened, but quickly fell back.