Analysts said that there is some amount of decoupling between India and the rest of world backed by strong growth momentum.
'It is advisable to stay away from the markets for now and buy only on a dip.'
The NSE Nifty ended at 2,995, down 147 points. The market breadth was negative - out of 2,638 stocks traded, 1,566 declined, 998 advanced and the rest were unchanged on Wednesday.
The NSE Nifty is down 216 points at 3,602. The market breadth was extremely negative - out of 2,677 stocks traded, 2,369 declined, 281 advanced and 27 were unchanged on Monday.
Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty settled with gains for the third straight session on Monday, helped by buying in auto, banking and capital goods shares despite a spike in crude oil prices. The 30-share BSE Sensex rose 114.92 points or 0.19 per cent to close at 59,106.44 points with 22 of its components ending in the green and eight closing lower. It moved in a range of 58,793.08 points to 59,204.82 points during intra-day trade.
Index heavyweights and financials drag.
Realty, consumer durables, capital goods lead losses, Broader markets underperform.
Markets slipped into negative terrain in late noon deals weighed down by profit taking in bank shares.
Indian markets too saw a deep fall as a result of the Federal Reserve's shift in policy and the Nifty and Sensex ended down more then 2.5 per cent in the negative, whereas the Europe is trading in red too.
Markets staged a smart recovery in late trades to end higher on Tuesday, amid firm global cues, led by index heavyweights ITC and Reliance Industries.
Infosys fell the most among Sensex stocks, declining by 2.85 per cent. Among other IT stocks, TCS fell by 1.87 per cent, Wipro by 1.52 per cent, and HCL Tech by 1.70 per cent. NSE Nifty plunged by 174.65 points to close at 17,938.40.
ITC was among the top Sensex losers which ended down 3.6%.
Markets pared early gains to end lower weighed down by selling pressure in FMCG, oil and auto shares.
Market breadth was marginally lower with 1,474 losers and 1,395 gainers on the BSE.
After a year of heady gains, Chinese markets have been buffeted by increasing signs that economic growth is faltering.
The overall breadth was neutral as 1,506 stocks declined while 1,435 stocks advanced.
The markets have opened marginally higher tracking subdued global cues.
Markets have opened on a flat note with a negative bias tracking subdued global cues. The Sensex has shed 17 points to open at 17,367 and the Nifty is down 3 points at 5,251.
The Sensex dropped 207 points to end at 17,362. The Nifty ended down 68 points to 5,221.
Among the main gainers were Jio Financial Services which jumped 4.99 per cent, Tata Steel (2.09 per cent), Maruti Suzuki (1.87 per cent), M&M (1.31 per cent) and Infosys (1.19 per cent).
Equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty on Friday spurted by nearly 2 per cent, propelled by heavy buying in IT, metal and financial stocks amid a rally in global markets after lower-than-expected US inflation data. A strong rupee against the US dollar and unabated foreign capital inflows further bolstered sentiment, traders said. Easing US inflation triggered speculation that the US Federal Reserve might slow down the pace of interest rate hikes.
The overall breadth ended weak with 1,566 losers and 1,560 gainers on the BSE.
The overall breadth was negative with 1,867 stocks declined and 1,004 advanced.
Overnight, the Dow Jones industrial average rose 0.4% to 13,253 and the Standard & Poor's 500 Index advanced 0.6% to 1,403 at close.
Realty stocks ended firm on expectations that the central bank will start cutting interest rates in the coming months to prop up slowing economy.
Maruti Suzuki surged over 5% to Rs 1,641. Reliance Infrastructure soared 4.5% to Rs 1,243.
The NSE Nifty has settled (provisional)17 points down at 5,256. The market breadth was negative, out of 3,005 shares traded, 1,711 declined and 1,165 advanced on the BSE.
The NSE Nifty shut shop at 5,304, down 70 points.
Benchmark Sensex declined 224 points on Wednesday, snapping its four-session winning streak, mainly due to sell-off in IT and pharma counters amid rising concerns over possible aggressive interest rate hikes to tame high inflation. The 30-share index rebounded more than 1,200 points from the early lows before settling at 60,346.97 points, a total loss of 224.11 points or 0.37 per cent compared to Tuesday's closing level. The broader NSE Nifty closed lower 66.30 points or 0.37 per cent at 18,003.75 points.
By price-earnings ratios, Chinese stocks look expensive, but not by price-pork
Nifty crossed the 5,100 mark and ended up 108 points at 5,140.
Marketmen said the BSE index tumbled tailing weak Asian peers as concerns grew that a global economic recovery may be rockier than expected after data showed US consumer confidence fell to its lowest since March.