In the Sensex pack, M&M was the biggest loser, tumbling by 6.66 per cent, followed by TCS dropping 4.14 per cent.
Among Sensex constituents, HCL Tech suffered the most by diving 2.26 per cent, followed by HDFC shedding 2.10 per cent.
In 2008, the 13 companies on the list accounted for 34 per cent of the overall m-cap.
The broader NSE Nifty dipped below the 10,200-mark to hit a low of 10,180.25 before ending at 10,195.15, down by 165 points, or 1.59 per cent.
Other Sensex gainers were Infosys, Wipro, ICICI Bank, Hero MotoCorp, L&T, Axis Bank,, Tata Steel, HDFC and Cipla.
The Sensex closed the day at 28,141, up 486 points, while Nifty50 settled at 8,716, up 155 points.
FMCG major ITC and private banking major ICICI Bank were the top Sensex losers
Take out Maruti Suzuki and Honda, and the auto sector's prospects suddenly don't look all that rosy.
Coal India fell the most by 2.58 per cent among Sensex scrips, dragging the index into the negative zone.
Money managers have turned cautious about the technology space.
The 50-share NSE Nifty too closed down 168.30 points, or 1.58 per cent, at 10,498.25 -- a level last seen on January 3 when it closed at 10,443.20.
Yes Bank was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, surging 3.76 per cent, followed by SBI at 3.18 per cent.
This is its biggest single session fall since August 24, 2015, when it had lost 1,624.51 points.
India's cash-rich promoters are not the same as the wealthiest. For example, Mukesh Ambani is the richest Indian based on his stake in Reliance Industries, followed by Premji, the Adani family of the Adani group, and Radhakishan Damani of Avenue Supermarts.
Sustained FII inflows and fresh spell of buying by domestic institutional investors fuelled the rally
India Inc on Saturday cheered the road map for lowering corporate taxation.
Broader gains were capped as investors awaited corporate results from major firms
Covering-up of pending short positions on expiry of the July derivatives contracts and a strengthening rupee propped up the markets at high levels
The broader NSE Nifty index too finished lower by 4.80 points, or 0.05 per cent, at 10,632.20.
Coal India was the biggest gainer on both Sensex and Nifty
Small- and mid-cap stocks continued facing selling pressure due to stretched valuations.
The 30-share Sensex gained 117 points to end above 29,000 at 29,006 while the 50-share Nifty gained 32 points to close at 8,761.
The S&P BSE Sensex dropped 207 points to end at 25,230.
Sun Pharma was the biggest gainer in the Sensex pack, advancing 1.79 per cent.
Quite a few large- and mid-cap stocks are yet to recover from the note ban, pharma, banking and rural demand-based industries among laggards.
The NSE Nifty cracked below the 10,800-mark to hit a low of 10,753.05 intra-day, before closing at 10,762.45 with a loss of 59.40 points, or 0.55 per cent.
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.
ITC, Sun Pharma, HDFC and Coal India were among the top gainers.
The challenges of transition to stricter emission norm BS-VI from BS-IV and compliance to new safety norms thereby making vehicles costlier are lurking around the sector.
Product launches to drive incremental volume growth for players such as Maruti Suzuki; medium and heavy commercial vehicle revival on track.
The session was marked by volatility and stock-specific action, even as the overall sentiment remains risk-averse, brokers said.
This measure will ensure that the price of a scrip cannot move upward or downward beyond a limit set for the day.
Bajaj Auto's margins are expected to expand 100 basis points, as volumes have recovered.
Geo-political concerns over death of a Saudi journalist, Brexit and likely breach in Italy's budget also kept investors cautious.
Both the indices ended at their highest levels since February 1.
A series of flip-flop on policies and a non-existent charging infrastructure are the biggest challenge in achieving the target of selling 6-7 million hybrid and electric vehicles by 2020.
Anand Sharma working tirelessly for extension of tax breaks that expired on March 31, 2010.
The Nikkei share average rose 2.6% to close at 15,195.77 points, more than recouping Tuesday's losses.
The sharp fall in the rupee's value against the dollar during the July-September quarter, it turns out, has come as a boon for corporate earnings.
Banking stocks felt the heat due to worries that the lending rate cuts will hit their bottom line
