Stock market crash, Oct. 8 -- Bears took charge over Dalal street as Nifty fell nearly 1.11%, and Sensex was down close to 700 points during Thursday's intraday trading session. Crude oil price volatility, high treasury bond yields, FII selling, Rupee weakness, and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) repo rate decision were among the key factors that dragged the Indian stock market lower today, ie October 8.

Meanwhile, stock market investors eagerly await the Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) result for the second quarter. Nifty 50 was trading 1.08% lower at 22,359 points at 12:16 pm on October 8. Whereas, BSE Sensex was down 755 points at 71,883.

The weakness in the Indian stock market today was largely driven by the hawkish stance by the RB...