The NSE Nifty index traded 226.2 points down at 17538.6, while BSE Sensex was down 772.86 points at 58863.15 as of 11:54AM(IST)on November 22.
In the Nifty index, Bharti Airtel Ltd.(up 4.25 per cent), Asian Paints Ltd.(up 1.96 per cent), Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.(up 0.93 per cent), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd.(up 0.86 per cent) and Britannia Industries Ltd.(up 0.85 per cent) were among the top gainers.
On the other hand, Bajaj Finance Ltd.(down 4.95 per cent), Reliance Industries Ltd.(down 3.80 per cent), Tata Motors Ltd.(down 3.62 per cent), Bajaj Finserv Ltd.(down 3.55 per cent) and Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.(down 3.50 per cent) were among the top losers.