New Delhi, May 5 -- Rising crude oil prices, rupee's fall to a new record low against the US dollar, lingering uncertainties over possible US-Iran peace talks, and weak global cues triggered profit booking in the Indian stock market on Tuesday, 5 May, dragging the benchmark indices, the Sensex and the Nifty 50, lower by almost 1% each during the session.

The Sensex fell nearly 1% to hit an intraday low of 76,629, while the Nifty 50, too, dropped by nearly 1% to hit its day's low of 23,914.

Meanwhile, Vodafone Idea, HFCL, Jaiprakash Power Ventures (JP Power), Meesho, Ola Electric Mobility, Hindustan Construction Company (HCC), Vedanta, Indiabulls, Suzlon Energy, Adani Power, and Reliance Power were among the most traded stocks, or most a...