Equity benchmarks have further extended their fall, with the Nifty giving up 10,800, while the Sensex is down over 550 points.

The Sensex is down 552.86 points or 1.52% at 35878.81, and the Nifty down 168.70 points or 1.54% at 10783.00. The market breadth was negative as 785 shares advanced, against a decline of 1593 shares, while 115 shares were unchanged.

Tata Motors, Coal India, and HPCL were the top gainers, while Maruti, Infosys, IOC and UPL lost the most.