Benchmark NSE Nifty closed 231.9 points down at 19901.4 amid selling in frontline bluechip counters.
However, stocks such as SS Infrastructure, Jiwanram Sheoduttrai, FutureLifestyleFash, Shri Techtex and Penta Gold, touched their fresh 52-week lows.
Overall, 10 shares ended in the green in Nifty50 index, while 39 closed in the red.
In the Nifty 50 index, Power Grid, Coal India Ltd, ONGC, Sun Pharma and Eicher Motors were among top gainers during the day, while HDFC Bank, JSW Steel, RIL, BPCL and SBI Life ended in the red.
The BSE Sensex closed 796.0 points down at 66800.84.
Traders piled up positions in Telecommunications, Rubber, Term Lending Institutions, Tyres and Consumer Durables sectors, while selling was witnessed in Banks, Petrochemicals, Power, Metals — Ferrous and Electric/Electronics sectors during the day.