Sensex, Nifty today, Sept. 15 -- The Indian stock market benchmarks dropped more than half a per cent in intraday trade on Tuesday, 15 September. The 30-share pack dropped nearly 400 points, or 0.50%, to an intraday low of 74,403, while the NSE counterpart slipped to 23,252 during the session, falling nearly 150 points, or 0.60%.

Here are three key factors behind the fall in the Indian stock market today:

Crude oil prices at $108 per barrel are a major worry for the Indian economy. Higher oil prices strain India's fiscal position, as the country is the world's third-largest oil importer.

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