The S&P BSE capital goods index lost 290.91 points, oil and gas index was down by 136.45 points, automobile index fell 127.76 points, metal index was down by 60.70 points and realty index fell 14.44 points.

However, IT index gained 144.57 points, TECK index rose by 66.10 points and healthcare index moved up by 45.36 points.

The wider 50-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) also closed flat. It was up 6.70 points or 0.08 percent at 8,121.45 points.

Major Sensex gainers included Tata Consultancy Service (TCS), up 2.71 percent at 2,708.05; Maruti Suzuki, up 1.29 percent at 3,084.95; Cipla, up 1.22 percent at 627.80; HDFC, up 1.08 percent at 1,065.30; and Wipro, up 0.98 percent at 586.65.

Major Sensex losers included Larsen and Toubro, down 2.51 percent at 1,535.30; ONGC, down 2.26 percent at 405; State Bank of India (SBI), down 1.92 percent at 2,568.50; Hindustan Unilever, down at 1.73 percent at 737.55; and Hero MotoCorp, down 1.57 percent at 2,951.05.

In Asian markets, Japan's Nikkei gained 1.58 percent and China's Shanghai Composite gained 0.58 percent. Hong Kong's Hang Seng closed 0.57 percent higher.

In Europe, London's FTSE 100 increased by 0.57 percent, Germany's DAX Index was up 0.31 percent. However, France's CAC 40 was lower by 0.16 percent.