At Close, the Sensex was down 671.15 points or 1.12% at 59,135.13, and the Nifty was down 176.70 points or 1% at 17,412.90. About 1404 shares advanced, 2021 shares declined, and 102 shares unchanged.
The major losers on the Nifty were Adani Enterprises, HDFC Bank, Apollo Hospitals, IndusInd Bank and HDFC, while gainers were Tata Motors, NTPC, Maruti Suzuki, Britannia Industries and BPCL.