The NSE Nifty index ended the session 47.3 points down at 21731.4, while BSE Sensex fell 170.12 points to 72240.26.
In the Nifty index, Tata Consumer Products Ltd.(up 4.40 per cent), Tata Motors Ltd.(up 3.46 per cent), Bajaj Auto Ltd.(up 1.40 per cent), Adani Enterprises Ltd.(up 1.39 per cent) and Nestle India Ltd.(up 1.26 per cent) stood among the top gainers.
On the other hand, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.(down 3.25 per cent), Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.(down 1.56 per cent), State Bank of India(down 1.44 per cent), Coal India Ltd.(down 1.30 per cent) and Infosys Ltd.(down 1.26 per cent) were among the top losers of the day.