From the Sensex pack, Power Grid, Bharti Airtel, Wipro, HDFC Bank, and Kotak were the top laggards, falling 1-2%. On the other hand, Bajaj Finance, NTPC, L&T, and Axis Bank closed with gains.

ET Market Watch: Sensex down over 300 points, Nifty below 22,050: Top market highlights

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The markets are in a mixed zone due to voting for the third phase of the Lok Sabha election.  Indian markets closed down and were mainly dragged by index heavyweights such as Reliance Industries, banking, and auto stocks.

ET Market Watch: Sensex and Nifty slip amid Lok Sabha voting, high VIX

Markets erased morning gains due to losses in RIL, L&T, HDFC Bank, and Airtel. These stocks pulled down the headline indices, the most in terms of their contribution to the respective indices.

ET Market Watch: Rs 2 Lakh Cr wiped off from markets, Sensex drops 733 pts: 7 factors behind the crash

Fed Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday said a rate hike was unlikely, but reiterated that a rate cut would be considered only if inflation in the economy eased further.

ET Market Watch: Sensex ends 128 pts higher, Nifty above the 22,650 mark

Nifty Auto rose 1.8%, led by M&M, Exide Industries, and Apollo Tyres. Bajaj Auto, Hero MotoCorp and Maruti Suzuki jumped between 0.9% and 2.1%.

ET Market Watch: Sensex slips 690 pts from its day's high & ends 189 pts lower, Nifty at 22,604

Highest-weighted banking stocks on Nifty traded with strong momentum. ICICI Bank, SBI, HDFC Bank and Kotak Bank were four of the top contributors today. Nifty Bank hit a fresh lifetime high today rising 1200 pts

ET Market Watch: Sensex down over 300 points, Nifty below 22,050: Top market highlights

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