Sensex fell 571.44 points or 0.99% to 57,292.49 and Nifty was down by 169.45 points or 0.98% to 17,117.60 in the previous session. Sensex touched high and low of 58,127.95 and 57,229.08, respectively. There were 5 stocks advancing against 25 stocks declining on the index. Nifty traded in a range of 17,096.40 and 17,353.35. There were 9 stocks advancing against 40 stocks declining, while 1 stock remained unchanged on the index. 

The top gainers on the Sensex were Sun Pharma up by 0.41%, HDFC Bank up by 0.39%, Maruti Suzuki up by 0.15%, Titan Company up by 0.09% and NTPC up by 0.04%. On the flip side, Power Grid Corporation was down by 2.93%, Asian Paints down by 2.85%, Ultratech Cement down by 2.81%, Nestle down by 2.49% and Kotak Mahindra Bank down by 2.42% were the top losers.

The top gainers on Nifty were Coal India up by 3.26%, Hindalco up by 2.28%, UPL up by 1.88%, ONGC up by 1.32% and HDFC Bank up by 0.44%. On the flip side, Britannia was down by 3.53%, Tata Consumer Product down by 3.17%, Power Grid Corporation down by 3.14%, Grasim Industries down by 3.11% and Shree Cement down by 2.91% were the top losers.

Agri-Tech (India) Limited, ANDHRA PAPER LIMITED, Angel One Limited, Automotive Axles Limited, and Balrampur Chini Mills Limited have made a fresh 52 week high on Monday.

Aarti Surfactants Limited, Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund – Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking ETF, Akash Infra-Projects Limited, DRC Systems India Limited, and Future Lifestyle Fashions Limited have hit a 52-week low on Monday.

IDEA, YESBANK, GTLINFRA, SAIL, NATIONALUM, JPPOWER, ZOMATO, PNB, ITC, and VEDL were the most active equities on NSE.

Hinduja Global Solutions Limited, Kamdhenu Limited, Dodla Dairy Limited, Vipul Limited, and Krishana Phoschem Limited were the top volume gainers.

21STCENMGM, AGRITECH, ALPSINDUS, ANIKINDS, and ANKITMETAL hit the upper price band while 63MOONS, AAKASH, ADROITINFO, AJRINFRA, and AKASH hit the lower price band. There were 108 securities that hit the upper band while 120 hit the lower band on March 21, 2022.