Sensex sinks 610 points: Why markets saw sharp fall today

Driven primarily by higher crude prices and rising global interest rates, both sensex and Nifty reversed early morning gains on Thursday and witnessed a sharp fall. The information technology and consumer sectors mainly led the market decline.The BSE benchmark sensex plunged 610 points to close at 65,508 while Nifty fell 193 points to end at 19,524.

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