Hindalco and Infosys have dropped around 2.5% each to Rs 141 and Rs 1,904, respectively.
BHEL, HLL and Cipla have declined nearly 2% each to Rs 2,804, Rs 199 and Rs 215, respectively.
Out of 2,629 stocks traded so far, 1,557 have declined, 993 have advanced and 79 are unchanged.