BSE Metal and Capital Goods indices plunged over 2% followed by counters like Consumer Durables, Auto, Banks and Realty, all falling down between 1-2%.
The broader NSE Nifty scaled a high of 10,856.55 before closing up by 55.90 points, or 0.52 per cent
Markets ended in green on rate cut hope.
The 30-share Sensex closed up 34 points at 27,831 and the 50-share Nifty ended up 15 points at 8,356.
The 50-share Nifty bounced 83.35 points, or 0.86 per cent, to 9,794.15 at close.
The broader NSE Nifty too dived by 101.65 points, or 0.97 per cent, to close at 10,350.15.
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Sun Pharma was the biggest gainer in the Sensex pack, advancing 1.79 per cent.
Profit-booking by participants in view of the domestic markets' recent record-setting run fuelled the downtrend
In the Sensex kitty on Wednesday, Tata Motors emerged as the top loser falling 3.01 per cent, followed by Vedanta shedding 2.92 per cent. Other laggards include HUL, Kotak Bank, NTPC, Infosys, HDFC Bank, Bajaj Finance, Hero MotoCorp, ICICI Bank, Yes Bank, HDFC, IndusInd Bank and PowerGrid, falling up to 1.77 per cent.
The Sensex and the Nifty witnessed biggest one day loss in percentage terms since June 24
Sharp fall in capital goods production and manufacturing activity also dented sentiments.
The session was marked by volatility and stock-specific action, even as the overall sentiment remains risk-averse, brokers said.
The NSE 50-share Nifty spurted 97.25 points, or 0.92 per cent, to 10,715.50
Natco Pharma, Wockhardt and Marksans have rallied between 50 and 70 per cent in the year till date.
EM asset classes could rally if the pace of US Federal Reserve rate increases moderates.
Kotak Bank was the biggest loser in the Sensex pack, falling 3.71 per cent, followed by RIL, HDFC Bank, Bajaj Finance, PowerGrid, IndusInd Bank, Asian Paints, HDFC and ITC.
Markets across the globe are rallying on hopes that the US Federal Reserve won't lift interest rates until 2016.
NSE Nifty, after shuttling between 10,809.60 and 10,725.90, finished 30.95 points, or 0.29 per cent lower at 10,741.10.
Banks and realty among the most hit on account of high borrowing costs.
IT shares lost ground tracking a sell-off in tech stocks on Nasdaq on Friday
Sensex slumped 518 points to end the day at 25,582 and the Nifty slipped 164 points to close at 7,623.
The sentiment around Indian equities remains positive and unchanged.
The Sensex ended in red on domestic concerns.
The broader NSE Nifty, after cracking below the key 10,300-mark, touched a low of 10,211.25, before finally ending 134.75 points, or 1.30 per cent, down at 10,226.55.
The 30-share Sensex gained 271 points to end at 28,805 and the 50-share Nifty ended up 84 points at 8,712.
The wider NSE Nifty touched a low of 10,652.40 before finishing at 10,671.40, showing a loss of 97.75 points, or 0.91 per cent.
Sectors such as Auto, Banks, Capital Goods, FMCG, Metal, Oil & Gas and Power are trading marginally lower.
The BSE gauge Sensex fell 73.88 points to 35,548.26 and the NSE Nifty slid 17.85 points to 10,799.85, taking cues from tumbling global shares.
Sensex, Nifty put up a good show in closing trade.
The Nifty rose 176.50 points, or 1.74 per cent, during the week.
The BSE benchmark Sensex surged about 241 points to end at 35,165.48 and the NSE Nifty gained 84 points to close at 10,688.65.
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.
Muted quarterly earnings, mixed cues from global markets and unabated foreign fund outflows added to the volatility
Metal stocks lose ground with Hindalco, Tata Steel, Sesa Sterlite down 4-10%.
The NSE Nifty after shuttling between 10,441.90 and 10,341.90, ended 6.15 points, or 0.06 per cent down at 10,380.45.
Foreign institutional investors were net buyers in Indian equities worth Rs 277.92 crore on Tuesday
The 30-share Sensex ended 271 points higher to end at 28,930 and the 50-share Nifty climbed 76 points to close at 8,776.
The 50-share NSE Nifty gained 53.30 points or 0.61 per cent to 8,778.
The NSE 50-share Nifty also closed higher by 61.60 points, or 0.59 per cent, at 10,504.80 after shuttling between 10,513 and 10,441.45.
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