The Sensex ended 0.96 percent, or 470.40 points lower at 48,564.27, while Nifty closed at 14,281.30, down 1.06 percent, or 152.40 points. All the sectoral indices ended in the red with the Nifty Metal index losing over 4 percent followed by Nifty Pharma, Nifty PSU Bank, Nifty Auto and Nifty Realty falling over 2 percent each. On the Nifty50 index, Tata Motors, Tata Steel, ONGC, Hindalco and JSW Steel led the losses, while UPL, RIL, Titan, HDFC Bank and ITC were the top gainers.

The Sensex ended 0.96 percent, or 470.40 points lower at 48,564.27, while Nifty closed at 14,281.30, down 1.06 percent, or 152.40 points. All the sectoral indices ended in the red with the Nifty Metal index losing over 4 percent followed by Nifty Pharma, Nifty PSU Bank, Nifty Auto and Nifty Realty falling over 2 percent each. On the Nifty50 index, Tata Motors, Tata Steel, ONGC, Hindalco and JSW Steel led the losses, while UPL, RIL, Titan, HDFC Bank and ITC were the top gainers.