Sensex Falls Over 1,300 Pts as High Crude Oil Prices, PM Austerity Appeal Unnerve Investors

The 30-share BSE Sensex tanked 1,312.91 points, or 1.70 per cent, to settle at 76,015.28. During the day, it tumbled 1,370.79 points or 1.77 per cent to 75,957.40