Sensex falls 1,069 points to 30,029; Nifty settles at 8,823

Domestic equity benchmarks today plunged around three and half a per cent amid extension of lockdown in the country and increasing number of Corona virus cases worldwide. Local share market indices declined even as global cues were positive.  Sensex at Bombay Stock Exchange fell 1,069 points, or 3.44 per cent to 30,029. Similarly, the Nifty at National Stock Exchange settled 314 points, 3.43 per cent down, at 8,823.