The NSE Nifty index ended the session 348.25 points down at 17416.55, while BSE Sensex fell 1170.12 points to 58465.89.
In the Nifty index, Bharti Airtel Ltd.(up 3.88 per cent), Asian Paints Ltd.(up 1.07 per cent), JSW Steel Ltd.(up 0.99 per cent), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd.(up 0.88 per cent) and Hindalco Industries Ltd.(up 0.42 per cent) stood among the top gainers.
On the other hand, Bajaj Finance Ltd.(down 5.70 per cent), Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.(down 5.02 per cent), Bajaj Finserv Ltd.(down 4.73 per cent), Tata Motors Ltd.(down 4.63 per cent) and Reliance Industries Ltd.(down 4.43 per cent) were among the top losers of the day.