Sensex falls 695 points to settle at 43,828; Nifty holds 12,850

Equity indices slipped into red from record highs on Wednesday with the benchmark BSE sensex falling nearly 700 points dragged by banking, realty, pharma and IT stocks. The 30-share BSE index plunged 695 points or 1.56 per cent to finish at 43,828; while the broader NSE Nifty finished 197 points or 1.51 per cent down to settle at 12,858.