Sensex falls 554 pts, Nifty below 18,150

Sensex, Nifty Highlights: Domestic headline indices closed deep in red on Tuesday after bears took control of Dalal Street. S&P BSE Sensex ended 554 points or 0.90% lower at 60,754 while the Nifty 50 index closed 195 points or 1.07% at 18,113. Bank Nifty ended flat with negative bias while Broader markets fared worse than benchmarks. Indi VIX zoomed 6% to regain 17 levels. Axis Bank was the top Sensex gainer, up 1.83%, followed by HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, and Kotak Mahindra Bank. Maruti Suzuki was the worst-performing Sensex stock, down 4%, accompanied by Ultratech Cement, Tech Mahindra, and HCL Technologies.