Sensex tanks 663 points; IndusInd Bank plunged over 18%

Declining for the fifth straight session, equity benchmark Sensex on Friday plunged about 660 points to crash below the 80,000 level due to widespread selling pressure tracking massive foreign capital outflows and muted earnings growth. Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters The BSE Sensex plummeted 662.87 points or 0.83 per cent to settle at 79,402.29. During the day, it plunged 927.18 points or 1.15 per cent to 79,137.98.   The NSE Nifty tanked 218.60 points or 0.90 per cent to 24,180.80.