The NSE Nifty index ended the session 48.11 points down at 25405.3, while BSE Sensex fell 170.22 points to 83239.47.
In the Nifty index, Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.(up 1.67 per cent), Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd.(up 1.62 per cent), Hero MotoCorp Ltd.(up 1.58 per cent), Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.(up 1.24 per cent) and Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.(up 1.03 per cent) stood among the top gainers.
On the other hand, SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd.(down 2.51 per cent), Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.(down 1.96 per cent), Bajaj Finance Ltd.(down 1.40 per cent), Bajaj Finserv Ltd.(down 1.36 per cent) and JSW Steel Ltd.(down 1.31 per cent) were among the top losers of the day.