Of the 50 Nifty stocks, 36 fell and 14 gained.
    * Of the 30 Sensex stocks, 23 declined and seven advanced.
    * On NSE, 688 stocks fell, 549 rose and 46 were unchanged.
    * On BSE, 1,394 stocks fell, 1,221 gained and 138 were unchanged.
    * Bank Nifty: Down 1.7%; CNX Metals: Down 1.4%; CNX IT: Up 1.1%]