Benchmark NSE Nifty closed 81.56 points down at 24379.6 amid selling in frontline bluechip counters.
However, stocks such as Century Enka, Vineet Laboratories, Hilton Metal, Vedant Fashions and Poddar Pigments, touched their fresh 52-week lows.
Overall, 19 shares ended in the green in Nifty50 index, while 31 closed in the red.
In the Nifty 50 index, Hero MotoCorp, Bharti Airtel, Tata Steel, M&M and HUL were among top gainers during the day, while Adani Ent., Jio Financial Services, Eternal, Trent and SBI Life ended in the red.
The BSE Sensex closed 155.77 points down at 80641.07. Traders piled up positions in General, IT Enabled Services, Tea / Coffee, Services and Auto sectors, while selling was witnessed in Electric/Electronics, Agro Processing, Term Lending Institutions, Trading and Tourism & Hospitality sectors during the day.