At Close, the Sensex was down 927.74 points or 1.53% at 59,744.98, and the Nifty was down 272.40 points or 1.53% at 17,554.30. About 928 shares have advanced, 2451 shares declined, and 127 shares are unchanged.
Adani Enterprises, Adani Ports, Grasim Industries, JSW Steel and Bajaj Finance were among the major Nifty losers, while ITC, Bajaj Auto and Divis Laboratories gained the most.