The BSE Sensex ended 0.5 per cent lower at 37,934 while the NSE Nifty 50 index fell 0.6 per cent at 11,128.
The Nifty Bank index was the top laggard in Monday's trade ending 800 points lower at 21,848.75 or 3.6 per cent.
The PSU Banking index too ended with a loss of 3.1 per cent.
Among the other sectoral indices, Nifty Pharma and Nifty Realty declined 1.7 per cent each.
The Nifty midcap index ended 1.3 per cent lower while the smallcap index ended down 0.6 per cent.
The Nifty IT index outperformed today's trade with gains of 2 per cent. The India Volatility Index ended 2 per cent higher at 25.
The market breadth was negative with 1,310 stocks underperforming while 538 stocks advanced.
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