At close, the Sensex was down 520.25 points or 0.86 percentat 59,910.75, and the Nifty was down 121.20 points or 0.68percentat 17,706.80. About 1,747 shares advanced, 1.739 shares declined, and 180 shares were unchanged.
Infosys, Tech Mahindra, HCL Technologies, NTPC and Larsen and Toubro were among major losers on the Nifty, while gainers included Nestle India, Power Grid Corporation, SBI, Britannia Industries and Coal India.