At close, Sensex was down 746 points, or 1.50 per cent, at 48878.54 and Nifty was at 14371.90, down 218 points or 1.50 per cent as investors took some profit off the table on Friday. Axis Bank was the top loser followed by SBI, ICICI Bank, IndusInd Bank. On the flipside, Bajaj Auto, HUL, TCS, Ultratech Cement, and Bajaj Finserv were the only gainers on the Sensex. The S&P BSE MidCap index ended 1.1 per cent lower at 18,777.46 levels while the S&P BSE SmallCap index closed at 18,442 levels, down 0.93 per cent. India VIX, the volatility index, rose 1.09 per cent to settle at 22.42 levels. The nifty metal was down 4 per cent. Nifty Bank index tanked over 1,000 points, or 3.25 per cent, to close at 31,176 levels.