In the cash market, the Nifty 50 dropped 345.55 points or 1.47% to 23,085.95.
The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of the market's expectation of volatility over the near term, surged 7.25% to 16.
HDFC Bank, Reliance Industries, and State Bank of India were the top traded individual stock futures contracts in the F&O segment of the NSE.
The January 2024 F&O contracts will expire on 30 January 2024.