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.
Energy stocks were trading in the negative zone, with the BSE Energy index falling 84.59 points or 0.74% at 11418.46 at 13:42 IST.