The 50-stock Nifty too witnessed high volatility with the index rising 612 pts from the intraday low of 24,180 to a high of 24,792 in today' session. Later, Nifty ended 219 pts higher at 24,768.

The Indian stock market crashed heavily on Friday, with the BSE's Sensex dropping 1,207 points or 1.48 per cent to its intraday low of 80,082

BSE Sensex plunged 1,079.44 points to reach 80,210.52, as of 10.46 am while the NSE Nifty dropped 330.55 points to settle at 24,218.15.

The BSE Senex plunged 943.10 points, or 1.16 per cent, to 80,346.86. The Nifty declined 284.75 points, or 1.16 per cent, to 24,263.95. All except Bharti Airtel declined from the Sensex pack.

The Sensex and Nifty opened weak on Friday, weighed down by broad-based selling across sectors amid global market uncertainty. The metal and PSU bank indices were hit hardest, falling by over 1 per cent each.