Sensex tumbles 715.06 points, Nifty falls below 24,000 amid surge in crude oil prices
Mumbai: Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty witnessed sustained selling pressure throughout the session and closed lower amid rising crude prices, which have again become a pain point for Indian equities. The 30-share BSE Sensex closed 715.06 points or 0.92 lower at 76,755.05. During the day, the benchmark hit a high of 77,384.95 and a low of 76,641.19, gyrating 743.76 points. The 50-share NSE Nifty was down by 191.45 points or 0.79 per cent and ended the session at 23,996.25. The broader market ended the session in the red. While the BSE MidCap Select Index fell 245.57 points or 1.33 per…