The NSE Nifty index traded 260.35 points down at 18861.8, while BSE Sensex was down 853.45 points at 63195.61 as of 11:15AM(IST)on October 26.
In the Nifty index, Axis Bank Ltd.(up 0.41 per cent), HCL Technologies Ltd.(up -0.13 per cent), ITC Ltd.(up -0.30 per cent), Grasim Industries Ltd.(up -0.40 per cent) and Hindustan Unilever Ltd.(up -0.49 per cent) were among the top gainers.
On the other hand, Tech Mahindra Ltd.(down 2.96 per cent), UPL Ltd.(down 2.84 per cent), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.(down 2.71 per cent), Bajaj Finance Ltd.(down 2.69 per cent) and Bajaj Finserv Ltd.(down 2.57 per cent) were among the top losers.