Benchmark equity index Sensex ended sharply lower on Monday, dragged by IT stocks amid concerns over the US President Donald Trump's decision to raise H-1B visa fees to $1,00,000 per worker.
Also, selling in blue-chip Reliance Industries took the markets down.
Falling for the second day in a row, the 30-share BSE Sensex dropped 466.26 points or 0.56 per cent to settle at 82,159.97.
During the day, it tanked 628.94 points or 0.76 per cent to 81,997.29.