The CSE-40 index was lower by 77.49 points during the day. The local bourse had declined by 91.54 points in the previous trading session.
The local bourse opened at 5840.04 and during the day it declined to 5762.55.
The trading volume was Rs 32.92 crore from trading of 19 scrips.
Among major scrips, Blueprint Securities was at Rs 307. Infosys Technologies was at Rs 2345.30 at close.
Larsen and Toubro was Rs 1163.50 at close. State Bank of India was down to Rs 1850 and Reliance Industries slipped to close at Rs 693.
Tata Steel was Rs 418 at close.