20 Microns Ltd.(up 8.57%), Pokarna Ltd.(up 7.88%) and Ashapura Minechem Ltd.(up 1.02%) stood among the top gainers.
Oriental Trimex Ltd.(down 3.64%), Coal India Ltd.(down 2.95%), NMDC Ltd.(down 2.81%), Sandur Manganese & Iron Ores Ltd.(down 1.86%), Madhav Marbles & Granites Ltd.(down 1.84%), KIOCL Ltd.(down 1.82%), Lexus Granito(India)Ltd.(down 1.62%), MOIL Ltd.(down 1.55%), Aro Granite Industries Ltd.(down 1.38%) and Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Ltd.(down 1.29%) were among the top losers of the day.
The NSE Nifty50 index ended 293.21 points down at 24717.7, while the 30-share BSE Sensex closed down 885.6 points at 80981.95.
Divi's Laboratories Ltd.(up 1.5%), HDFC Bank Ltd.(up 1.25%), Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd.(up 1.11%), Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.(up 0.96%), Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.(up 0.61%), Nestle India Ltd.(up 0.45%), Asian Paints Ltd.(up 0.24%), Shriram Finance Ltd.(up 0.1%) and Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.(up 0.06%) stood among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.
On the other hand, Eicher Motors Ltd.(down 4.88%), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.(down 4.74%), Tata Motors Ltd.(down 4.18%), Hindalco Industries Ltd.(down 3.78%), JSW Steel Ltd.(down 3.75%), Wipro Ltd.(down 3.72%), Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.(down 3.41%), Larsen & Toubro Ltd.(down 3.01%), LTIMindtree Ltd.(down 2.98%) and Tata Steel Ltd.(down 2.97%) closed in the red.