Stock market crash: Sensex falls over 1,000 points, Nifty drops over 300 points

The Indian benchmark indices closed lower on Thursday, with the Nifty hovering around 24,550, as selling pressure was seen across various sectors. This decline came ahead of the release of retail inflation data later in the day and Friday's WPI inflation figures.

At the close, the Sensex was down by 236.18 points, or 0.29 per cent, at 81,289.96, and the Nifty fell by 93.10 points, or 0.38 per cent, to 24,548.70.

Among the top gainers on the BSE Sensex were Tech M, IndusInd Bank, Bharti Airtel, Infosys and Adani Ports. On the other hand, NTPC, HUL, Tata Motors, Maruti Suzuki and L&T were among the biggest losers.