Indian equity benchmarks fell for the third consecutive session on Thursday, October 22, with the Sensex declining 460 points to 73,249 and the Nifty slipping 124 points to 22,688, below the 22,700 mark. Elevated crude oil prices, with Brent above $112 per barrel, weak market breadth and continued underperformance in midcaps weighed on sentiment, while the midcap index hit a six-month low.
