In the cash market, the Nifty 50 index dropped 157.10 points or 0.70% to 22,363.35.
The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of the market's expectation of volatility over the near term, jumped 5.98% to 15.24
HDFC Bank, HCL Technologies and Avenue Supermarts (DMart) were the top-traded individual stock futures contracts in the F&O segment of the NSE.
The October 2026 F&O contracts will expire on 27 October 2026.
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