India’s BSE Sensex fell further to close about 0.8% down at 71,909.7 on Thursday, a new low since March, marking the fourth straight session of losses. Rising oil prices and continued foreign investor outflows continued to dampen investor sentiment, with no signs of diplomatic solution for the Middle East conflict in sight. At the same time, caution prevailed ahead of the RBI’s policy decision, scheduled for October 7 .All sectors posted losses, with tech and select banks bucking the trend. For the week, the index declined about 2.7%. The Indian stock market will be closed on Friday, October 2 for Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti.