The Nifty50 on the National Stock Exchange closed at 11,359.90, at 114.55 points lower. Sensex closed at 38,305.41, at 361.92 points lower, or by 0.94 per cent.
The Sensex plunged to 503.62 points or 1.29 per cent lower at 38,593.52 and the NSE Nifty 50 index dropped 148 points or 1.28 per cent to close at 11,440.20.
Sensex was up 82.79 points at 36,563.88, while Nifty was up 23.10 points at 10,840.70. About 1236 shares have advanced, 1227 shares declined, and 156 shares are unchanged.