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Stock markets tumble on oil price spike, FII outflows; Sensex drops 548 points

2026-10-17T13:08:00.000Z

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Erasing opening gains, the 30-share BSE Sensex tumbled 547.65 points, or 0.76%, to settle at 71,924.68. During the day, it slumped 796.23 points, or 1%, to 71,676.10

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