The Nifty has demonstrated resilience throughout this consolidation phase, and analysts say the upcoming monthly expiry of November derivatives contracts on Thursday could potentially trigger a breakout above the 24,

Infosys fell 2.86 per cent to Rs 1,869.16. Tech Mahindra, HCL Tech and TCS fell 2.68 per cent, 1.91 per cent and 1.42 per cent, respectively. M&M fell 2.52 per cent to Rs 2,934.7. The auto major recently unveiled of two electric SUV models.

At 11:36 am, the S&P BSE Sensex was down 769.60 points at 79,464.48, while the NSE Nifty50 fell 221.15 points to 24,053.75.