The local bourse was down 26.40 points during the day. The local bourse was up 60.32 points in the previous trading session.
The index opened at 5936.64 and during the day it slipped to close at 5910.24.
The trading volume was 22.11 crore from 17 scrips.
Among major scrips, Blueprint Securities was at Rs 307. Infosys Technologies was up to Rs 2438.40 at close.
State Bank of India was down to Rs 2100. Reliance Industries gained during the day to close at Rs 706. Tata Steel lost ground to close at Rs 411.
Vindus Holding was at Rs 307 at close.