Monday rally fizzles: Profit-booking, energy stocks push Sensex over 600 points off peak

Sensex, Nifty closed marginally lower. Uncertainty over the results of the ongoing general elections put volatility at a high with VIX surging almost 90% in the last one month, including climbing 6.8% on the day. The broader NSE Nifty dropped 25 points or 0.11% to end at 22,932. Wipro, NTPC, Sun Pharma, M&M, ITC, and Reliance Industries were the top Sensex laggards, falling up to 2.3%.