Sensex, Nifty Tumble Nearly 1%, Continues Plunge For 5th Consecutive Day

Falling for the fifth day running, the 30-share BSE Sensex tanked 522.82 points or 0.81 per cent to settle at 64,049.06. During the day, it dropped 659.72 points or 1.02 per cent to 63,912.16.

Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty plunged nearly 1 per cent today, in continuation with the pessimistic trend amid the ongoing tensions in the Middle East.

Falling for the fifth day running, the 30-share BSE Sensex tanked 522.82 points or 0.81 per cent to settle at 64,049.06. During the day, it dropped 659.72 points or 1.02 per cent to 63,912.16.

The Nifty fell 159.60 points or 0.83 per cent to 19,122.15.