Others on the losers' list were Jaiprakash Associates, down 2.67 percent; Hindalco, down 0.58 percent at Rs.136.90, and ONGC, down 0.47 percent at Rs.1,155.45.

Asian markets ended mixed.

The Nikkei, a key index of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, closed 73.26 points or 0.7 percent lower at 10,370.54 points.

At the Shanghai Stock Exchange, the benchmark SSE composite ended 2.34 percent down at 2,897.55 points.

However, the primary index of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Hang Seng, shut shop in the green at 21,701.14 points, up 228.29 points or 1.06 percent.

The Korean Kospi too rose 1.38 percent to close at 1,718.88 points.

European bourses gave support to the Indian markets, having opened firm.

In Britain, the FTSE 100 index was ruling 50.4 points or 0.98 percent higher at 5,184.76 points, while its French peer, the CAC 40, was up 0.89 percent at 3,845.99 points.

Germany's DAX, too, was ruling in the positive at 5,742.4 points, up 73.75 points or 1.3 percent.