Stocks that were in focus included names like TCS, which fell 0.44%, Bank of Baroda, which rose 3.22%, and I-Pru Life, whose shares declined 2.63% on Wednesday.
US stocks: US market falls as hot inflation, hawkish Fed fuel rate-hike fears
US stocks closed lower after hotter-than-expected inflation data strengthened expectations of a December Federal Reserve rate hike and raised the possibility of more aggressive tightening.