The NSE Nifty index was trading 108.3 points down at 15644.1, while BSE Sensex was down 331.44 points at 52221.96 at the time of writing this report.
In the Nifty index, Asian Paints Ltd. (up 1.14 per cent), Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (up 0.86 per cent), UltraTech Cement Ltd. (up 0.65 per cent), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (up 0.58 per cent) and Shree Cements Ltd. (up 0.51 per cent) were among the top gainers.
While Hindalco Industries Ltd. (down 2.91 per cent), Tata Steel Ltd. (down 2.67 per cent), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (down 2.42 per cent), HCL Technologies Ltd. (down 2.36 per cent) and IndusInd Bank Ltd. (down 2.27 per cent) were among the top losers in the index.