Crude rises, rupee falls & Dalal Street trips again

Among the major Asian market indices, Kospi in Korea closed 3.5% down, Hang Seng in Hong Kong closed 3% down, Nikkei in Japan was down 2.7% at the close while Shanghai Composite in China closed 1.5% lower. European markets too were mostly in the red in late trades with CAC 40 in France down 1.4%, DAX in Germany down 1.1% and FTSE 100 down 0.3%.