The 50-stock NSE barometer Nifty finished 22.50 points, or 0.21 per cent, down at 10,526.20
The broader NSE Nifty index too finished lower by 4.80 points, or 0.05 per cent, at 10,632.20.
The fall came on the back of a massive selloff in NBFCs, led by DHFL which skidded over 50 per cent on fears of a liquidity crisis.
Profit-booking by participants in view of the domestic markets' recent record-setting run fuelled the downtrend
Among Sensex constituents, HCL Tech suffered the most by diving 2.26 per cent, followed by HDFC shedding 2.10 per cent.
Fixed deposits can fetch 9-9.5% interest versus 3.5% to be received by Cairn, say institutions.
The NSE Nifty, which dipped below the key 10,800-mark to touch a low of 10,755.40, bounced back on late buying to close at 10,817.70, up 9.65 points, or 0.09 per cent.
'No commercial bank will be allowed to fail. There is nothing to worry about.'
But the 30-share Sensex rose by 141.52 points, or 0.41 per cent, to close at 34,297.47. The broader NSE Nifty gained 44.60- points, or 0.42 per cent, to end at 10,545.50 after touching a high of 10,618.10.
It was the second straight week of gains for the benchmarks.
Bajaj Auto was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, surging 3.95 per cent followed by Maruti Suzuki at 2.69 per cent.
The broader Nifty too fell for the second straight session and closed with a loss of over 62 points, or 0.54 per cent, at 11,520.30, after hovering between 11,496.85 and 11,602.55.
Coal India topped the losers' list in the Sensex pack on Tuesday, falling 2.36 per cent, followed by Bharti Airtel at 2.16 per cent.
A declining rupee, elevated crude oil prices and sustained foreign fund outflows added to the gloom
IT majors weakened ahead of the September US jobs data and telecom stocks ended lower
The broader NSE Nifty gained 22 points to 10,480.60
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.
Share rises further to 73 per cent from 66 per cent last year; Some overseas i-banks seen scaling down operations
Among the gainers, Sun Pharma topped by rising 3.03 per cent as the weak rupee tempted buyers to accumulate shares of pharma exporters.
Investors booked profit ahead of the outcome of the two-day US Fed policy meet which begins today.
Among Sensex constituents, Vedanta fell 3.40 per cent, followed by SBI 3.17 per cent, Yes Bank 3.11 per cent, Axis Bank 1.68 per cent, ONGC 1.60 per cent, Power Grid 1.52 per cent and HDFC 1.48 per cent.
A glance back at some important events that occurred in 2018.
Govt wants to up investment in Railways
Rate sensitive sectors rallied the most led by banks while metals surged on rebound in commodity prices
Within the next 3 months, most brokers will enable you to intelligently invest via mobiles in MFs, FDs, and IPOs.
'Indians are great savers, but they are lousy investors.'
The 30-share Sensex dropped 298 points to end at 27,209 and the 50-share Nifty has lost 93 points to end at 8,174.
Budget in the medium term aims to kick-start the investment cycle.
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