Police teams and bomb disposal experts launched searches at three major Mumbai locations after threatening emails were reported. Authorities tightened security while investigators worked to trace the source.
At the close, the Sensex ended 27 points, or 0.03%, lower at 82,248.61, while the Nifty 50 was up by 14 points, or 0.06%, to settle at 25,496.55.
At close, the Sensex was up 316.57 points or 0.38% at 82,814.71, and the Nifty was up 116.90 points or 0.46% at 25,571.25.
Multiple bomb threats have surfaced and unsettled institutions across India this week, with the Bombay Stock Exchange, St Stephen’s College, part of Delhi University, and St Thomas School in Dwarka receiving threats on Tuesday.
The market capitalisation (Mcap) of IT majors Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Infosys lost the most amid broad-based selloffs due to fear of recession in the global markets.
At NSE, shares plummeted 14.98 per cent to a multi-year low of Rs 58.15. In 12 trading days, the scrip has plunged over 61 per cent.
The US-China trade tension also weighed on the investor sentiments. Caution was also seen ahead of the Federal Reserve meeting which will start on June 18-19.
"Another point of concern for the markets was the slowing of Chinese economy."
"Consolidated net profit for fiscal 2018-19 grew 29 per cent annually to Rs 249 crore from Rs 193 crore in fiscal 2017-18."
The Sensex advanced by 329.92 points, or 0.84 per cent, while the Nifty also advanced by 84.80 points, or 0.71 per cent, to 11,945.90.
