The NSE Nifty index traded 97.3 points down at 15826.1, while BSE Sensex was down 366.0 points at 52774.06 as of 10:14AM (IST) on July 19.
In the Nifty index, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (up 1.88 per cent), Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (up 0.90 per cent), Divi’s Laboratories Ltd. (up 0.85 per cent), JSW Steel Ltd. (up 0.80 per cent) and Tata Steel Ltd. (up 0.74 per cent) were among the top gainers.
On the other hand, HDFC Bank Ltd. (down 2.37 per cent), Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd. (down 1.92 per cent), IndusInd Bank Ltd. (down 1.11 per cent), UltraTech Cement Ltd. (down 1.00 per cent) and Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (down 0.99 per cent) were among the top losers.