New Delhi, Aug. 28 -- he Sensex closed 706 points, or 0.87 per cent, down at 80,080.57, while the Nifty 50 settled 211 points, or 0.85 per cent, lower at 24,500.90. The BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices crashed by 1.09 per cent and 0.96 per cent, respectively.

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