Edited By Abhishek Vasudev

Mid- and small-cap shares faced intense selling pressure as Nifty Midcap 100 and Nifty Smallcap 100 indices dropped over 2 per cent each.

The Sensex fell as much as 303 points and Nifty 50 index touched an intraday low of 17,202.

Infosys, Bajaj Finance, Reliance Industries, Tata Consultancy Services, Titan and HCL Technologies were among the top overs in the Sensex.

Volatility spiked in afternoon deals as traders were seen squaring off their index derivative contracts ahead of weekly expiry due later in the day, analysts said.

Selling pressure was broad-based as all the 15 sector gauges, barring the measure of auto shares, ended lower.

Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services, HDFC, ICICI Bank, Bajaj Finance and Tech Mahindra were among top drags on the Sensex.

Reliance Industries, ITC, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Bajaj Finance, HDFC and HDFC Bank were among the top drags on the Sensex.

The deal marks Aditya Birla Fashion's foray into fast-growing sports and active wear segment which is expected to grow to $13 billion.

Infosys, Reliance Industries, HDFC, HDFC Bank, Tata Consultancy Services and ICICI Bank were among the top drags on the Sensex.

ICICI Bank HDFC Bank, HDFC, Axis Bank, Larsen & Toubro, Kotak Mahindra Bank and Power Grid were among the top movers in the Sensex.

Shares of billionaire stock investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala-backed Star Health and Allied Insurance Co opened at a 6 per cent discount to the offering price.

Eleven of 15 sector gauges compiled by the National Stock Exchange were trading lower led by the Nifty Financial Services index's 0.8% fall.

The Sensex fell as much as 261 point and Nifty 50 index fell below its important psychological level of 17,500.

MapmyIndia IPO: The company is planning to raise Rs 1,040 crore from the IPO which is purely an offer for sale

RateGain Travel Technologies is planning to raise Rs 1,335.74 crore from the IPO which consists of an offer for sale of Rs 960.74 crore.

Mid- and small-cap shares faced intense selling pressure as Nifty Midcap 100 and Nifty Smallcap 100 indices dropped over 2 per cent each.

The Sensex fell as much as 303 points and Nifty 50 index touched an intraday low of 17,202.

Infosys, Bajaj Finance, Reliance Industries, Tata Consultancy Services, Titan and HCL Technologies were among the top overs in the Sensex.

Volatility spiked in afternoon deals as traders were seen squaring off their index derivative contracts ahead of weekly expiry due later in the day, analysts said.

Selling pressure was broad-based as all the 15 sector gauges, barring the measure of auto shares, ended lower.

Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services, HDFC, ICICI Bank, Bajaj Finance and Tech Mahindra were among top drags on the Sensex.

Reliance Industries, ITC, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Bajaj Finance, HDFC and HDFC Bank were among the top drags on the Sensex.

The deal marks Aditya Birla Fashion's foray into fast-growing sports and active wear segment which is expected to grow to $13 billion.

Infosys, Reliance Industries, HDFC, HDFC Bank, Tata Consultancy Services and ICICI Bank were among the top drags on the Sensex.

ICICI Bank HDFC Bank, HDFC, Axis Bank, Larsen & Toubro, Kotak Mahindra Bank and Power Grid were among the top movers in the Sensex.

Shares of billionaire stock investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala-backed Star Health and Allied Insurance Co opened at a 6 per cent discount to the offering price.

Eleven of 15 sector gauges compiled by the National Stock Exchange were trading lower led by the Nifty Financial Services index's 0.8% fall.

The Sensex fell as much as 261 point and Nifty 50 index fell below its important psychological level of 17,500.

MapmyIndia IPO: The company is planning to raise Rs 1,040 crore from the IPO which is purely an offer for sale

RateGain Travel Technologies is planning to raise Rs 1,335.74 crore from the IPO which consists of an offer for sale of Rs 960.74 crore.