Dalal Street opened sharply higher with broad-based gains as easing crude prices and global cues boosted sentiment, while investors tracked geopolitical developments and upcoming corporate earnings.
Broad-based buying lifted midcap and smallcap stocks as global markets rallied, but analysts remain cautious and advise selective investing amid ongoing volatility.
At close, the Sensex was down 1,836.57 points or 2.46 percent at 72,696.39, and the Nifty was down 601.85 points or 2.60 percent at 22,512.65.
Rising geopolitical tensions and a spike in oil prices triggered a sharp sell-off in early trade, with investors turning cautious amid growing global uncertainty.
Financial and banking stocks led losses as rising crude prices and weak global cues dragged markets lower, wiping out recent gains and keeping investor sentiment cautious.
At close, the Sensex was down 780.18 points or 0.92% at 84,180.96, and the Nifty was down 263.90 points or 1.01% at 25,876.85.
At the close, the Sensex was down 376.28 points, or 0.44 per cent, at 85,063.34, while the Nifty slipped 71.60 points, or 0.27 per cent, to end at 26,178.70.
At close, the Sensex was up 260.74 points or 0.32% at 80,998.25, and the Nifty was up 77.70 points or 0.32% at 24,620.20.
At 11:46 am, BSE Sensex climbed 2304.78 points to reach an intraday high of 81759.25, and the Nifty touched an intraday high of 24723, soaring 715 points.
Sensex closed with a loss of 729 points, or 0.93%, at 77,288.50, while the Nifty 50 settled 182 points, or 0.77%, lower at 23,486.85.
