The 30-share barometer, which had gained 157.96 points in the previous session after S&P upgraded India's outlook to stable from negative, moved down by 82.11 points, or 0.31 per cent, to 26,544.21, led by weakness in metal, PSU, capital goods, FMCG, auto and oil & gas sector stocks largely on profit-booking.
Also, the National Stock Exchange index Nifty fell by 29.75 points, or 0.37 per cent, to 7,939.10.
They said sustained selling by foreign funds on the domestic bourses too had its negative impact.
Among other Asian bourses, Hong Kong's Hang Seng shed 1.18 per cent, while Japan's Nikkei was trading 0.67 per cent higher in early trade today.
The US Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 0.99 per cent higher in Friday's trade.