The CSE-40 index was lower by 67.19 points during the day.
The local bourse opened at 7038.23 and during the day it slipped to close at 6971.04 at close.
Total trading at the bourse was Rs 15.94 crore from 19 scrips.
Blueprint Securities was at Rs 309.60 and Infosys Technologies was up Rs 2800 at close.
State Bank of India was at Rs 2456 at close. Tata Steel was at Rs 408 and Twenty-First Century was at Rs 327.30 at close.