The S&P BSE bankex plunged by 484.14 points, metal index dropped by 351.55 points, oil and gas index slid by 333.85 points, auto index fell by 173.15 points and capital goods index went down by 275.98 points.
The wider 50-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) also closed lower — down by 90.55 points or 1.13 percent at 7,911.85 points.
The major Sensex gainers were: DrReddy, up 2.52 percent at Rs.3,313.85; Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), up 2.43 percent at Rs.2,707.65; Gail, up 2.22 percent at Rs.452.80; Cipla, up 1.33 percent at Rs.608.35; and Infosys, up 1.21 percent at Rs.3,693.65.
The losers were: Axis Bank, down 4.64 percent at Rs.378.35; State Bank of India, down 4.38 percent at Rs.2,378.35; Hindalco Inds, down 4.32 percent at Rs.149.55; BHEL, down 4.10 percent at Rs.203.30; and Reliance Industries, down 3.68 percent at Rs.929.40.
Among the Asian markets, Japan’s Nikkei closed 1.28 percent up. China’s Shanghai Composite Index was marginally higher by 0.07 percent, but Hong Kong’s Hang Seng lost 0.64 percent.
In Europe, London’s FTSE 100 was trading 0.08 percent down. However, Germany’s DAX Index was up by 0.44 percent, and the French CAC 40 Index was higher by 0.28 percent at the closing bell here.
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