Indian equities slipped further into the negative terrain on the back of heavy selling witnessed across board.
Realty, metal, banking and consumer goods have suffered sharp losses.
FMCG, oil, telecom, pharma and power stocks also drifted down sharply. IT stocks that were see ruling firm till a little while ago, have ceased most of their gains.
BSE Midcap and Smallcap index fell more than 1% each on heavy selling.
At 2:04 p.m., the 30-share index Sensex stood at 9,656.93, down 182.76 points. It also touched a high of 9,928.60 and a low of 9,559.33.
The Sensex recovered its early losses and trying to make headway towards positive terrain.
Realty, auto and FMCG stocks led the declining charts, whereas IT stocks gained ground. BSE Midcap and Smallcap index lost 0.85% and 0.87% respectively.
With no great triggers on the way, the mood remains quite watchful on the bourses today.
Tokyo - Tokyo stocks ended lower Wednesday on Wall Street's overnight losses and slumping commodity prices.
The Nikkei 225 Stock Average dropped 113.79 points, or 1.29 per cent, to close at 8,695.51, with shares of commodity companies among the biggest losers of the day.
The broader Topix index of all first-section issues was also down 14.13 points, or 1.59 per cent, to 875.23.
On currency markets at midday (0300 GMT), the dollar was quoted at 97.78-83 yen, up from Tuesday's 5 pm quote of 97.64-65 yen.
Riga - Prices tumbled again on Baltic stock markets Tuesday with the Baltic Benchmark Index (BBI), combining data from the Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius exchanges, closing down 3.2 per cent at 270.22.
The NASDAQ OMX Tallinn exchange in Estonia fell 3.22 per cent, the Vilnius exchange in Lithuania slipped 2.74 per cent and the Riga exchange in Latvia eased by 1.37 per cent.
Indian equities slipped further into the negative terrain on the back of heavy selling witnessed across board. 
The Sensex recovered its early losses and trying to make headway towards positive terrain. 
Tokyo - Tokyo stocks ended lower Wednesday on Wall Street's overnight losses and slumping commodity prices.
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Riga - Prices tumbled again on Baltic stock markets Tuesday with the Baltic Benchmark Index (BBI), combining data from the Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius exchanges, closing down 3.2 per cent at 270.22.
