The GST collections for the month of November came in at Rs 1.31 lakh crore making it the second-highest since implementation
Shares of Paytm settled with gains of 17% amid bargain buying, up almost 40% from record lows.
The sell-off wiped off Rs 7.85 lakh crore of investors as the market capitalization of all listed companies plummeted to Rs 261.34 lakh crore.
Most sectoral indices ended the day in the green with Nifty IT zooming 2.10% followed by the Nifty Realty index gaining 1.65%.
Sensex ended at 59,771.92, down 257.14 points or 0.43%, while Nifty closed 59.75 points or 0.33% lower at 17,829.20
Sensex settled 354 points or 0.68% lower at 52,198 while the Nifty 50 declined 120 points or 0.76% at 15,632