The National Stock Exchange (NSE) fell 32.60 points to 22,180.10.
The Sensex registered intraday highs and lows at 73,044.81 and 72,888.07 pts, respectively.
The Nifty registered intraday highs and lows at 22,189.65 and 22,141 pts, respectively.
The Mid Cap rose by 0.14 pc and the Small Cap by 0.35 pc.
In 30 scrips, 11 advanced, while 19 declined.
The losers were Asian Paints by 3.55 pc to Rs 2878.85, Tech Mahindra by 1.62 pc to Rs 1300.55, Titan by 1.40 pc to Rs 3643 and Wipro by 1.14 pc to Rs 529.95.
The gainers were L&T by 1.77 pc to Rs 3449.90, Powergrid by 0.99 pc to Rs 285, Tata Motors by 0.60 pc to Rs 942.75 and SBI by 0.48 pc to Rs 763.05.
(With UNI inputs)