Nifty metal index was down by 1.86% by 3 p.m.
On the sectoral front, Nifty IT, Pharma and Oil & Gas stocks were under selling pressure.
The IT, FMCG, Pharma, Oil & Gas, Consumer Good stocks logged selling pressure.
On the sectoral front, except Nifty IT, all the sectoral indices are trading in the red.
On NSE, the Metal index was higher by 1.1% and PSU Banks surged by 2%.
Except pharma and auto index, all other sectoral indices were in the red with a downside ranging from 1-6%.
December 2022 (Q3FY23) quarterly earnings continue to influence markets mood.
Gland Pharma surged over 7% at Rs1,451.21 per share to emerge among the top two overall gainers list.
Tata Steel, Hindalco, Maruti Suzuki, BPCL, HUL were also among the gainers.