The NSE Nifty index was trading 82.5 points down at 17961.75, while BSE Sensex was down 280.6 points at 60152.85 at the time of writing this report.
In the Nifty index, UPL Ltd.(up 2.47 per cent), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.(up 2.21 per cent), Britannia Industries Ltd.(up 1.14 per cent), Cipla Ltd.(up 1.06 per cent) and Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.(up 1.05 per cent) were among the top gainers.
While Tata Steel Ltd.(down 2.88 per cent), JSW Steel Ltd.(down 2.75 per cent), Hindalco Industries Ltd.(down 2.15 per cent), Coal India Ltd.(down 2.14 per cent) and IndusInd Bank Ltd.(down 1.83 per cent) were among the top losers in the index.