Domestic equity indices ended with sharp losses on Monday, as surging COVID-19 cases dented investor's sentiment. The Nifty managed to close above the 14,300 mark after slipping below that level in intraday.
As per the provisional closing data, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, slumped 1,707.94 points or 3.44% at 47,883.76. The Nifty 50 index tanked 524 points or 3.53% at 14,310.65.
Tata Motors (down 9.65%), Adani Ports & SEZ (down 8.94%), Bajaj Finance (down 7.25%), ICICI Bank (down 4.58%), Reliance Industries (down 3.4%) and HDFC Bank (down 3.28%) were major drags.
In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index lost 5.32% while the S&P BSE Small-Cap index tumbled 4.81%.
Sellers outnumbered buyers. On the BSE, 509 shares rose and 2,478 shares fell. A total of 174 shares were unchanged.