06-09-2008, 11:35 AM
<b>Sensex tumbles over 700 points to below 15,000-mark </b>
Indian stock markets plummeted by over four percent on Monday, with the benchmark Sensex falling below the 15,000-mark. The sharp slide in markets came on the back of rising international oil prices and on cues from weak Asian markets. At 11:08 am, the 30-share Bombay Stock Exchange index, Sensex was trading 713.49 points or 4.58 percent down at 14,858.69. The 50-issue National Stock Exchange index, Nifty was down 4.50% at 4419.65.
Indian stock markets plummeted by over four percent on Monday, with the benchmark Sensex falling below the 15,000-mark. The sharp slide in markets came on the back of rising international oil prices and on cues from weak Asian markets. At 11:08 am, the 30-share Bombay Stock Exchange index, Sensex was trading 713.49 points or 4.58 percent down at 14,858.69. The 50-issue National Stock Exchange index, Nifty was down 4.50% at 4419.65.