The total turnover stood at Rs.91,347.93 crore Monday, with Rs.15,405.54 crore coming from the NSE cash segment and Rs.70,983.18 crore contributed by the NSE futures and options segment. The balance Rs.4,959.21 crore came from the BSE cash segment.

Other Asian markets were also facing selling pressure. The Nikkei, a key index of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, closed 328.72 points or 3.1 percent lower than its previous close at 10,268.61 points, even as the Japanese economy grew first time in five quarter, posting a growth of 0.9 percent in April-June.

The Hang Seng, the primary index of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, too shut shop at a loss of 755.68 points or 3.62 percent at 20,137.65 points.

European shares, which opened weak, were ruling in the negative. In Britain, the FTSE 100 index was 1.87 percent lower at 4,625.95 points. Its French peer, the CAC 40, was down 2.31 percent at 3,414.37 points.

Germany's DAX fell 2.15 percent to 5,194.84 points.