The Nifty Pharma index closed 0.64 per cent down at 18942.55.

The Nifty Auto index closed 2.0 per cent down at 20372.35.

Vaswani Ind, Jindal Worldwide, Poddar Pigments, Rainbow Childrens and Dhruv Consultancy, hit their fresh 52-week highs during the day.

BPCL, Coal India Ltd, NTPC, Hero MotoCorp and Power Grid were among the top losers on NSE in today's trade.

Renaissance Global, Dynacons Sys, Zuari Global, Bigbloc Const and AVG Logistics, hit their fresh 52-week highs during the day.

In the Nifty pack, 16 stocks closed in the green, while 34 stocks ended in the red.

Power Grid, BPCL, Infosys, Hero MotoCorp and Axis Bank were among the top losers on NSE.

The Nifty IT index was trading 0.68 per cent down at 37771.35.

Bigbloc Const, Zuari Global, Manaksia Coated, AYM Syntex and Bhageria Industries, hit their fresh 52-week highs at 10:29AM.

In the Nifty pack, 25 stocks were trading in the green, while 25 stocks were trading in the red.

Orchid Pharma, Schneider, Tree House Edu, TRF Ltd and Apollo Pipes, hit their fresh 52-week highs at 11:05AM.

IndusInd Bank, Coal India Ltd, ONGC, Adani Ports SEZ and SBI Life were among the top losers on NSE in today's trade.

In the Nifty pack, 10 stocks closed in the green, while 40 stocks ended in the red.

Swelect Energy, Visaka Ind, Salasar Techno Engg, HLV Ltd. and Borosil Renewables, hit their fresh 52-week highs during the day.

Voda-Idea rights issue shows its seriousness in tackling leverage issues: Rajan Mathews, COAI

"The company is reviewing NSE's letter and seeking appropriate legal advice,"

India can do little to check the slide of rupee against the US dollar, which is driven by external factors, C Rangarajan