By: Arup Roychoudhury
The 30-share Sensex slumped 1,190.34 points or 1.48% to settle at 79,043.74. During the day, it had dropped as much as 1.63%. The wealth of investors on the Sensex fell by Rs 1.5 lakh crore. Meanwhile, the 50-share NSE Nifty fell 360.75 points or 1.49% to 23,914.15.