The CSE-40 index was down 12.73 points during the day. The local bourse in the previous trading session gained 20.81 points.
The index opened at 5730.45 and slipped to close at 5717.72.
The trading volume was Rs 27.87 crore from trading of 22 scrips.
Among major scrips, Blueprint Securities was at Rs 306.75. Infosys Technologies was at Rs 2371.50 at close.
Larsen and Toubro was at Rs 1212 at close. State Bank of India was marginally up at Rs 1824 and Reliance Industries slipped to close at Rs 679.95.
Tata Steel lost ground to close at Rs 402.30 and Tata Motors ended at 270.