The NSE Nifty index was trading 72.45 points down at 17782.65, while BSE Sensex was down 301.85 points at 59776.03 at the time of writing this report.
In the Nifty index, Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd.(up 5.11 per cent), Coal India Ltd.(up 4.82 per cent), NTPC Ltd.(up 3.31 per cent), Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.(up 2.06 per cent) and Titan Company Ltd.(up 1.78 per cent) were among the top gainers.
While Bharti Airtel Ltd.(down 2.35 per cent), Divi’s Laboratories Ltd.(down 2.31 per cent), HCL Technologies Ltd.(down 2.10 per cent), Wipro Ltd.(down 1.82 per cent) and Asian Paints Ltd.(down 1.75 per cent) were among the top losers in the index.