Top losers are Sun Pharma, Bajaj Auto, L&T, ITC, Hero Moto.
Market breadth was weak with 1,260 advances and 1,597 losers on the BSE.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 35 points at 26,349 and the 50-share Nifty ended down 20 points at 7,864.
Market ended lower for the third straight session led by IT stocks amid downgrade by Citigroup.
The S&P BSE Sensex ended up 28 points at 25,844 and the Nifty50 ended flat at 7,915.
The 30-share Sensex ended up 12 points at 28,517 while the 50-share Nifty ended nearly unchanged at 8,660.
ICICI Bank was the top gainer after stable rating for its senior unsecured bonds by S&P Global Ratings.
Half a dozen companies looking to tap the market as the Indian rupee stabilises and oil prices cool down.
Delhi, labelled the world's most polluted city in a 2014 World Health Organization survey, alone makes up about 7 per cent of total Indian auto sales.
The breakdown of talks between Greece and its international creditors raised fears of Greece's exit from the euro zone.
The breadth was neutral with 1,329 advances and 1,320 declines.
The Sensex and the Nifty witnessed biggest one day loss in percentage terms since June 24
More asset sales may be only way out, though most of the group companies' ratings have been downgraded and their combined market value is now a fraction of their combined debt.
Total exit value breached the $10 billion mark for the first time to touch $10.3 billion this calendar, from $9.4 billion in 2015
Whether it is protecting its turf in its core utility vehicle segment through new model launches, or stepping up investment in electric vehicles, the Anand Mahindra-led firm is leaving nothing to chance
The broader markets also ended lower in line with the benchmark indices
Market experts on why the bulls will be on the rampage first thing on Monday after the scrapping of enhanced surcharge on FPIs and other measures to ease the systemic liquidity squeeze and boost demand. Prasanna D Zore reports.
Sensex ended up 190 points at 25,519 and Nifty climbed 57 points to end at 7,626.
Investors remain cautious ahead of F&O expiry.
Index heavyweights ITC was the top gainer along with RIL and HDFC
The 30-share Sensex ended down 261 points at 27,177 and the 50-share Nifty ended down 91 points at 8,214.
Long queues near the top prolonged the wait times this year, causing oxygen tanks and physical endurance to drain on the way down. The 'traffic jams' likely contributed to the death of 11 people including three Indians.
Volkswagen was not the largest carmaker in the US and that North America accounted for merely 1-1.5 per cent of its total sales.
Reliance Industries was the top Sensex gainer up 5.6% after the company reported better-than-expected net profit growth at 12% in the second-quarter aided hby higher gross refining margins.
The 30-share Sensex ended 53 points higher at 28,439 and the 50-share Nifty closed 18 points higher at 8,494.
TCS, Infosys and others are banking on automation to protect their turf in the US, but building a successful revenue model around it may prove difficult
Volkswagen did not name a successor, but said proposals on management appointments would be made to a full board meeting on Friday.
Markets ended tad lower with financials declining the most ahead of RBI policy review tomorrow.
The broader markets outperformed the benchmark indices- BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices gained 0.4% each
The 30-share Sensex ended lower by 61 points at 29,122 mark and the 50-share Nifty slipped by 12 points to close at 8,797.
At 15.05 PM, the 30-share Sensex was up 281 points at 28,238 and the 50-share Nifty gained 86 points at 8,577
Investors engaged in profit booking in the recent gainers at attractive and higher valuations.
'The history of Moody's India ratings tells its own story,' points out T N Ninan.
At the heart of one of the biggest transformations in India's corporate history lies a plan to offer super-fast broadband services.
The 30-share Sensex ended 50 points lower at 28,112 and the 50-share Nifty declined 12 points to close at 8,531.
Five of the 12 BSE sectoral indices ended at 52-week highs; the oil and gas index zoomed by nearly 5%.
The JV, Voltbek Home Appliances, aims to take on LG, Samsung as well as home-grown players such as Godrej among others head on with a slew of products that hopes to combine the best of both worlds -- European technology and design, with Indian pricing and delivery.
He will get annual base salary of $1.3 million apart from bonus.
'The government has said it has kept its powder dry to fight the true battle against the debilitating influence of the pandemic.' 'The release of the shocking economic data this week should act as the fuse for using that powder now.' 'Further delays will make the battle that much harder,' notes Shreekant Sambrani.
ITC, Infosys, Wipro and HDFC Bank among the major losers.