The S&P BSE Sensex ended down 371 points at 24,966 and the Nifty50 closed 101 points lower at 7,615.
Bank shares were the top gainer in early trades with Bank of Baroda up over 4%.
The broader markets ended in line with the benchmark indices- BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices ended higher by 1.3% and 0.9% each.
Mixed global cues and decline in crude oil prices further dent the sentiments.
The FMCG index gained more than 1% on the back of stellar gains in ITC.
Metals, auto and banking shares were in the limelight in this session; the FMCG pack, however, ended lower.
The average return for the 2,127 companies outside the A-group is 42 per cent
The BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices have performed better than the front-liners
Sensex seems to be under pressure on weak cues.
The Sensex ended down 251 points at 27,351 and the Nifty shed 65 points to close at 8,228.
Sensex climbs higher at close, bluechip stocks in focus.
Sensex was up 184 points at 25,580 and the Nifty added 71 points to end the day at 7,654
Sensex closed the day 416 points higher.
Above normal monsoon forecast and strength in Asian equities lifted sentiments.
Stellar rally in ITC shares along with strength in the Asian equities capped the downside.
The 30-share BSE Sensex closed down 162 points at 28,338 and the 50-share Nifty was down 67 points at 8,463.
Roadshows will be held in Singapore, Hong Kong, London, New York and Boston, NTPC gained close to 1%.
Sensex in green, JSW climbs higher.
Most of the session's gains for both the indices were wiped out as investors rushed to book profits ahead of F&O expiry on Thursday and also due to concerns over stretched valuations.
A steep decline in the Asian equities after crude oil fell to its lowest since September 2003 dented sentiments.
The Sensex ended up 244 points at 28,504 on strong global cues.
IIP for November 2015 and CPI for December 2015 will be announced today.
Investors turned cautious ahead of the US Fed meet outcome later today and July F&O expiry.
Participants are eyeing the Bihar elections.
Rebound in IT majors TCS and Infosys in late trades helped markets end higher.
The top losers from the Sensex pack are ONGC, Coal India, Vedanta, Reliance Inds and L&T.
Markets end higher ahead of Fed outcome, China stimulus
The Sensex soared 402 points higher to end at 25,720 and the Nifty surged 130 points to close at 7,819.
Sensex eneded 374 points higher on rate cut expectation from the RBI.
Asian Paints was the top gainer after the paints major posted robust first quarter earnings.
Markets ended lower amid volatile trade with Sun Pharma leading the decline.
