Benchmark NSE Nifty closed 265.8 points down at 24008.0 amid selling in frontline bluechip counters.
However, stocks such as Hindprakash Ind, Nakoda Group Of Ind, AGS Transact Tech, Gensol Engg and One Mobikwik Systems, touched their fresh 52-week lows.
Overall, 11 shares ended in the green in Nifty50 index, while 39 closed in the red.
In the Nifty 50 index, Titan Company, Tata Motors, L&T, BEL and Hero MotoCorp were among top gainers during the day, while ICICI Bank, Power Grid, Grasim Inds., Shriram Finance and UltraTech Cem. ended in the red.
The BSE Sensex closed 880.34 points down at 79454.47. Traders piled up positions in General, IT Enabled Services, Auto, Engineering and Gems and Jewellery sectors, while selling was witnessed in Real Estate, Holding Company, Tourism & Hospitality, Term Lending Institutions and Tobacco sectors during the day.