The NSE Nifty index ended the session 31.6 points down at 15824.45, while BSE Sensex fell 123.53 points to 52852.27.
In the Nifty index, SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd. (up 2.49 per cent), Bajaj Finserv Ltd. (up 2.45 per cent), Hindalco Industries Ltd. (up 2.12 per cent), Divi’s Laboratories Ltd. (up 2.00 per cent) and UltraTech Cement Ltd. (up 1.69 per cent) stood among the top gainers.
On the other hand, JSW Steel Ltd. (down 1.81 per cent), Wipro Ltd. (down 1.45 per cent), Reliance Industries Ltd. (down 1.37 per cent), State Bank of India (down 1.31 per cent) and Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (down 1.30 per cent) were among the top losers of the day.