New Delhi: Thursday’s stock index plunged for the second time in a row, with the benchmark BSE Sensex below 1,000 points in a wide range of cross-sectoral sales.

The 30-share BSE index closed at 59,985, down 1,159 points (1.89%). Meanwhile, the broader NSE Nifty settled at 354 points, or 17,857, down 1.94%.…