IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, declined 230.70 points or 0.28% to 81,295.44. The Nifty 50 index fell 89.15 points or 0.36% to 24,552.65.
Capital Goods stocks were trading in red, with the BSE Capital Goods index decreasing 582.94 points or 0.79% at 72936.47 at 13:42 IST.