Sensex fell 709.17 points or 1.26% to 55,776.85 and Nifty was down by 208.30 points or 1.23% to 16,663.00 in the previous session. Sensex touched high and low of 56,720.60 and 55,418.95, respectively. There were 9 stocks advancing against 21 stocks declining on the index. Nifty traded in a range of 16,927.75 and 16,555.00. There were 14 stocks advancing against 36 stocks declining on the index. 

The top gainers on the Sensex were Mahindra & Mahindra up by 2.31%, Maruti Suzuki up by 1.40%, Nestle up by 0.82%, Asian Paints up by 0.81% and Titan Company up by 0.47%. On the flip side, Tata Steel was down by 4.89%, Kotak Mahindra Bank down by 3.11%, Tech Mahindra down by 2.92%, Infosys down by 2.73% and Reliance Industries down by 2.28% were the top losers.

The top gainers on Nifty were Tata Consumer Product up by 3.69%, Mahindra & Mahindra up by 2.38%, Cipla up by 2.04%, Shree Cement up by 1.82% and Maruti Suzuki up by 1.25%. On the flip side, Tata Steel was down by 5.24%, Hindalco was down by 5.21%, ONGC down by 4.89%, Coal India down by 4.21% and JSW Steel down by 3.62% were top losers.

Arihant Capital Markets Limited, AVT Natural Products Limited, BSE Limited, Cipla Limited, and CyberMedia (India) Limited have made a fresh 52 week high on Tuesday.

Akash Infra-Projects Limited, CMI Limited, Future Lifestyle Fashions Limited, Infibeam Avenues Limited, and One 97 Communications Limited have hit a 52-week low on Tuesday.

IDEA, YESBANK, GTLINFRA, PNB, IBULHSGFIN, TATAMOTORS, BANKBARODA, SAIL, ONGC, and SUZLON were the most active equities on NSE.

Sanghi Industries Limited, Linde India Limited, Prime Focus Limited, Polyplex Corporation Limited, and Ruchi Soya Industries Limited were the top volume gainers.

21STCENMGM, ADROITINFO, AGRITECH, AJMERA, and ANIKINDS hit the upper price band while 63MOONS, AARON, AJRINFRA, AKASH, and ALPSINDUS hit the lower price band. There were 122 securities that hit the upper band while 99 hit the lower band on March 15, 2022.