Sensex was down 188.26 points or 0.46% at 40966.86, while Nifty was down 63.20 points or 0.52% at 12055.80. About 985 shares have advanced, 1511 shares declined, and 165 shares are unchanged. Vedanta, Bharti Airtel, Tata Steel, Tata Motors and JSW Steel were among major losers on the Nifty, while gainers included BPCL, HDFC, Bajaj Finance, Sun Pharma and Bajaj Finserv. Among sectors, metal index shed over 2 percent followed by infra, auto, bank, and energy.

Sensex was down 188.26 points or 0.46% at 40966.86, while Nifty was down 63.20 points or 0.52% at 12055.80. About 985 shares have advanced, 1511 shares declined, and 165 shares are unchanged. Vedanta, Bharti Airtel, Tata Steel, Tata Motors and JSW Steel were among major losers on the Nifty, while gainers included BPCL, HDFC, Bajaj Finance, Sun Pharma and Bajaj Finserv. Among sectors, metal index shed over 2 percent followed by infra, auto, bank, and energy.