The NSE Nifty index was trading 176.65 points down at 17588.15, while BSE Sensex was down 619.7 points at 59016.31 at the time of writing this report.
In the Nifty index, Bharti Airtel Ltd.(up 4.30 per cent), Asian Paints Ltd.(up 1.95 per cent), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd.(up 1.30 per cent), Cipla Ltd.(up 1.08 per cent) and Hindalco Industries Ltd.(up 1.03 per cent) were among the top gainers.
While Bajaj Finance Ltd.(down 4.27 per cent), Reliance Industries Ltd.(down 3.28 per cent), Tata Motors Ltd.(down 3.14 per cent), Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.(down 2.66 per cent) and Bajaj Finserv Ltd.(down 2.66 per cent) were among the top losers in the index.