Sensex was down 587.44 points at 36,472.93, while Nifty was down 177.30 points at 10,741.40. About 549 shares have advanced, 1902 shares declined, and 122 shares are unchanged.

Yes Bank, Vedanta, Indiabulls Housing, Bajaj Finserv and Bajaj Finance were among major losers on the Nifty, while gainers were Britannia Industries, Dr Reddy's Laboratories, Tech Mahindra, TCS and HUL.

Among sectors, except IT other indices ended lower led by the metal (down 3.5 percent), PSU Bank (down 3.7 percent), energy (down 2.3 percent), followed by auto and infra.

Sensex was down 587.44 points at 36,472.93, while Nifty was down 177.30 points at 10,741.40. About 549 shares have advanced, 1902 shares declined, and 122 shares are unchanged.

Yes Bank, Vedanta, Indiabulls Housing, Bajaj Finserv and Bajaj Finance were among major losers on the Nifty, while gainers were Britannia Industries, Dr Reddy's Laboratories, Tech Mahindra, TCS and HUL.

Among sectors, except IT other indices ended lower led by the metal (down 3.5 percent), PSU Bank (down 3.7 percent), energy (down 2.3 percent), followed by auto and infra.