Benchmark NSE Nifty index fell 220.0 points to 24668.2 amid selling in frontline bluechip stocks.
However, stocks such as Shree Ram Proteins, Bluspring Enterprises Ltd., Lasa Supergenerics, Zenith Exports and Digitide Solutions Ltd., touched their fresh 52-week low.
Overall, 7 shares traded in the green in Nifty50 index, while 43 traded in the red.
In the Nifty 50 index, BEL, Tech Mahindra, ONGC, Wipro and Apollo Hospital were among top gainers, while Adani Ports SEZ, Shriram Finance, SBI, Kotak Bank and UltraTech Cem. traded in the red.
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The BSE Sensex was trading 723.84 points down at 80968.14 at 10:30AM(IST). Traders were seen piling up positions in IT Enabled Services, General, Tourism & Hospitality, Retail and Auto sectors, while selling was visible in Industrial Consumables, Airlines, Financial Services, Construction and Term Lending Institutions sectors.
