The NSE Nifty50 also dropped nearly 100 points to end below the 11 300 mark after global markets fell on the announcement of fresh US tariffs on Chinese imports.
Sector-wise heavy selling pressure was witnessed in banking auto and capital goods counters.
At 3.30 p.m. the wider NSE Nifty50 provisionally closed at 11 278.90 points lower by 98.85 points or 0.87 per cent from the previous close of 11 377.75 points.
The S&P BSE Sensex which had opened at 38 027.81 points provisionally closed at 37 290.67 points lower by 294.84 points or 0.78 per cent from the previous close of 37 585.51 points.
It touched a high of 37 745.44 points and a low of 37 242.85 points during the day s trade.
--IANS ravi-rrb/mr
