IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, declined 39.93 points or 0.05% to 83,392.96. The Nifty 50 index lost 24.40 points or 0.10% to 25,444.40.

Most sectors on the NSE declined, with Nifty Defence falling the most. FMCG stocks were up, driven by Hindustan Unilever.