Benchmark NSE Nifty closed 123.31 points down at 22023.35 amid selling in frontline bluechip counters.
However, stocks such as Davangere Sugar, Omkar Speciality, Bohra Industries, Hindustan Zinc and Bannari Amman, touched their fresh 52-week lows.
Overall, 14 shares ended in the green in Nifty50 index, while 36 closed in the red.
In the Nifty 50 index, UPL, Bharti Airtel, Bajaj Finance, HDFC Life and Adani Ent. were among top gainers during the day, while M&M, BPCL, Coal India Ltd, Tata Motors and L&T ended in the red.
The BSE Sensex closed 453.85 points down at 72643.43.
Traders piled up positions in Telecommunications, Leather, IT — Hardware, Cables and Irrigation & Allied Services sectors, while selling was witnessed in Agro Processing, FMCG, Defence, Logistics and Mining sectors during the day.