The NSE Nifty index was trading 28.1 points down at 19688.35, while BSE Sensex was down 127.0 points at 65991.69 at the time of writing this report.
In the Nifty index, Larsen & Toubro Ltd.(up 1.75 per cent), Axis Bank Ltd.(up 0.92 per cent), Tata Steel Ltd.(up 0.78 per cent), Bajaj Auto Ltd.(up 0.77 per cent) and Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.(up 0.72 per cent) were among the top gainers.
While Tech Mahindra Ltd.(down 3.35 per cent), Asian Paints Ltd.(down 1.89 per cent), HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd.(down 0.86 per cent), ITC Ltd.(down 0.82 per cent) and Eicher Motors Ltd.(down 0.81 per cent) were among the top losers in the index.