BHEL down around 2.4% and Bharti Airtel down around 1.6% were other major losers.
The Sensex ended at at 27,676, lower by 210 points and the Nifty broke the psychological level of 8,400 to end at 83877 down 70 points.
The Indian rupee also trimmed most of its early gains and was trading at Rs 61.28 compared to its Wednesday's close of Rs 61.31 to the US dollar.
Capital goods, IT, auto and pharmaceuticals lead gains for the financial year
Market ended lower for the third straight session led by IT stocks amid downgrade by Citigroup.
Markets rebound with financials leading the gains on hopes of a peaceful solution to the turmoil in Ukraine
Markets recorded their biggest single-day fall since August 1 amid growth concerns in the euro zone.
Sectors such as Auto, Banks, Capital Goods, FMCG, Metal, Oil & Gas and Power are trading marginally lower.
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The 30-share Sensex ended 117 points higher at 26,560 and the 50-share Nifty gained 31 points to end at 7,936.
Select metal stocks rebounded while power stocks extended losses after SC verdict on coal block allocations.
Markets ended at record closing highs for the second day in a row on institutional buying.
The broader markets underperformed benchmark indices as the BSE Mid-cap and Small-cap tumbled over 2%.
Markets ended lower following expiry of July F&O contracts and sales by foreign funds.
Sensex gained over 100 points and ended at 26147.33 while the Nifty ended 27 points higher at 7,795.75.
Markets surged in late trades to snap five-day losing streak led by bank shares.
ONGC, Sesa Sterlite, Tata Steel, RIL and HDFC emerged as the biggest losers
Sensex eneded lower on poor perfromance by financials and IT stocks.
Sensex falls at close; metals, banks perform well.
The broader markets also ended lower in line with the benchmark indices
Sensex plunges 322.39 points to over 1-month closing low of 27,797.01; Nifty tumbles 97.55 points to 8,340.70.
Investors booked profits at higher levels with oil shares leading the decline
Five of the 12 BSE sectoral indices ended at 52-week highs; the oil and gas index zoomed by nearly 5%.
BSE Realty index zoomed by almost 7% followed by counters like Metal, Oil & Gas, Auto, Banks, Auto, Healthcare and Power, all surging between 1-5%.
The Sensex was up 70 points and the Nifty was up 20 points led by SBI on robust Q2 earnings.
The Sensex ended below 28,000 for the second straight day at 27,869.
The broader markets were marginally higher with mid-caps and small-caps gaining 0.1-0.4 per cent on the BSE.
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ITC, Infosys, Wipro and HDFC Bank among the major losers.
Meanwhile, IT index continues to be the top loser down 3.8%. Financial stocks witnessed renewed buying interest at lower levels.
Sensex in green, JSW climbs higher.
After 3 weeks of consecutive rally, this week was a breather for the index, which corrected by almost 1.5%.
The Sensex ended 290 points higher at 29,095 mark and the Nifty gained 94 points to close at 8,806 levels.
Benchmark share indices ended lower on profit taking after they touched record highs in the previous session.
Sensex hit a record high of 27,225.85 and Nifty hit a record high of 8,141.90 in the intra-day trades today.
Markets across the globe gained after China Securities Regulator removed its four-day-old circuit-breaker system.
The Nifty and Bank Nifty ended at record closing high of 7,913 and 15,865 respectively.
Sensex lost 76 points to end at 25,589 while Nifty shed 23 points to end at 7,649.
Auto and realty shares were among the top Sensex gainers.
Sensex gained nearly 0.4% or 96 points at 26087 level while Nifty ended up by 42 points or 0.5% at 7,791.40 level.
Investors booked profits at higher levels after the Sensex and Nifty hit all-time highs in the previous session.
Sensex ended at 26,272 up 125 points and Nifty ended at 7,831 up by 35 points.
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