Continuing the bear run since the last few days, the benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty dropped in early trade on Tuesday. However, the buying in blue-chip stocks Infosys and ITC helped the markets recover the lost ground.

As reported by news agency PTI, the 30-share BSE Sensex dropped 289.72 points to 82,987.43 in early trade, whereas the 50-share NSE Nifty declined 112.45 points to 25,570.30.