Equity benchmarks ended lower on Thursday as weak global cues, rising crude oil prices, geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and sustained selling in IT stocks weighed on investor sentiment.

Stock markets fall sharply as the Sensex drops 719 points, influenced by rising oil prices and weak global cues.

Mumbai, Jun 8 (PTI) Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty slumped nearly 1 per cent on Monday, following a massive sell-off in global equities and a sharp rise in crude prices amid…