Indian equity benchmarks edged lower paced by losses in Yes Bank, Maruti Suzuki, Indiabulls Housing Finance and NTPC.
The S&P BSE Sensex fell 0.7 percent or 234 points to 33,468 and the NSE Nifty 50 Index dropped 0.7 percent or 78 points to 10,043.
All sector gauges compiled by BSE were trading lower led by the S&P BSE Metal Index's 1.8 percent drop. Power, Realty, Utilities and Basic Materials Indices also fell over a percent each.
The mid- and small-cap stocks were also facing selling pressure as the S&P BSE MidCap Index declined 0.4 percent and the S&P BSE SmallCap Index fell 0.6 percent.
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