The NSE Nifty index closed 82.05 points down at 19542.65, while BSE Sensex ended down 231.62 points at 65397.62.
On the other hand, ITC Ltd.(down 2.69 per cent), Tata Steel Ltd.(down 2.30 per cent), Divi's Laboratories Ltd.(down 2.29 per cent), Hindustan Unilever Ltd.(down 2.08 per cent) and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.(down 2.06 per cent) were among the top losers of the day.