In the broader market, S&P BSE mid-cap closed at 13,518 levels, up 27 points, or 0.20 per cent. The S&P BSE small-cap index settled 64 points higher, or 0.51 per cent, at 12,649 levels.
Negative returns reflect sombre mood, especially slump in mid-cap and small-cap stocks
Market players said the government needed to announce market-friendly measures to revive investor sentiment
At the BSE, 1,652 stocks declined, while 861 advanced and 148 remained unchanged
Sensex gains 637 points, most in a day since January 31
The Nifty 50 index dropped 93 points, or 0.9 percent, to close at 10,856
Heavy selling was witnessed across-the-board with India VIX, the volatility gauge, jumping nearly 14 per cent to hit a one-month high of 17.64.
After dropping about 400 points intra-day, Sensex ends with 100-point gain on reports that Centre is examining FPI concerns
Sensex, Nifty close at their lowest levels in five months
Analysts say there is more pain in store for the markets, as both global and domestic developments are likely to dent sentiment further
The BSE Sensex closed at 37,831 level, down 17 points, or 0.04%. The broader Nifty50, too, shed 19 points, or 0.17%, to settle at 11,252 levels.
Both the indices - Sensex and Nifty - posted their biggest single-day fall in two weeks, even as other global markets gained on hopes of an interest rate cut by the US Federal Reserve
ICICI Bank, YES Bank, and State Bank of India - each declining a per cent
Most global equities fell sharply after the strong US job data cast doubts
The Sensex ended the session at 39,452, a decline of 289 points or 0.73 per cent, while the Nifty fell 91 points to end the session at 11,823.30
Nineteen stocks in the Sensex pack fell
Only 13 Sensex components outperformed the index gain of 3.75 per cent
Only seven companies survive from the original list
India is the first among markets valued at more than a $1 trillion to hit a peak this year
The Nifty50, too, breached the 11,700 level for the first time since September 2018 to hit an intra-day high of 11,716