At close, the Sensex was down 482.61 points or 0.81% at 58,964.57, and the Nifty was down 109.30 points or 0.61% at 17,675.00. About 2072 shares have advanced, 1393 shares declined, and 121 shares are unchanged.
HCL Technologies, Infosys, Larsen and Toubro, Wipro and SBI Life Insurance were among the top Nifty gainers. However, Grasim Industries, Adani Ports, JSW Steel, UPL and Cipla were the top gainers.