The 30-share BSE Sensex plunged 387.82 points or 2.11%, to close at 18,008.15 and the 50-share NSE Nifty tanked 116.4 points or 2.11%, to settle at 5,395.75.
The BSE IT and Auto indices plunged 3%. FMCG Index crashed 6.5% and Realty Index slipped 3.5%.
Among frontliners, Siemens surged 16%. DLF, Hindalco and ONGC gained 5-6%. However, ITC, Reliance Communications, Reliance Capital tumbled 9%.
Among broader indices - the CNX Midcap Index was down 1.7% and BSE Small Cap Index down 2.7%.
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