Benchmark Sensex tanked more than 1% while Nifty declined below the 22,000 level on February 28 pulled down by selling in heavyweight Reliance Industries and bank stocks amid weak global market trends.
The 30-share BSE Sensex fell by 790.34 points or 1.08% to settle at 72,304.88. During the day, it tanked 872.93 points or 1.19% to a low of 72,222.29.
The Nifty slumped 247.20 points or 1.11% to settle at 21,951.15.
Among the Sensex firms, Power Grid, IndusInd Bank, Maruti, Wipro, Tata Steel, JSW Steel, Asian Paints, Mahindra & Mahindra, Reliance Industries and UltraTech Cement were the biggest laggards.
Hindustan Unilever, Infosys and Tata Consultancy Services and Bharti Airtel were the gainers.
In Asian markets, Seoul settled with gains while Tokyo, Shanghai and Hong Kong ended lower.
European markets were trading mostly lower. The U.S. markets ended mostly higher on Tuesday.
The BSE benchmark climbed 305.09 points or 0.42% to settle at 73,095.22 on Tuesday. The Nifty ended 76.30 points or 0.34% up at 22,198.35.
Global oil benchmark Brent crude declined 0.90% to %82.90 a barrel.
Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) offloaded equities worth ₹1,509.16 crore on Tuesday, according to exchange data.
