Selling pressure heavyweights like Reliance, IT stocks and financials dragged the indices lower amid rising volatility due to the weekly expiry of F&O contracts. However, buying in auto stocks gave some support.
IT stocks have been among the worst sectoral performers on Dalal Street this year. The top 3 worst Nifty performers in 2022 are all IT stocks - Wipro, Tech Mahindra and HCL Tech.