The NSE Nifty index ended the session 188.25 points down at 17396.9, while BSE Sensex fell 524.96 points to 58490.93.
In the Nifty index, Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (up 2.87 per cent), ITC Ltd. (up 1.12 per cent), Bajaj Finserv Ltd. (up 1.06 per cent), HCL Technologies Ltd. (up 1.02 per cent) and Britannia Industries Ltd. (up 0.81 per cent) stood among the top gainers.
On the other hand, Tata Steel Ltd. (down 9.58 per cent), JSW Steel Ltd. (down 7.20 per cent), Hindalco Industries Ltd. (down 6.06 per cent), UPL Ltd. (down 4.95 per cent) and State Bank of India (down 3.67 per cent) were among the top losers of the day.