ST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, was down 293.84 points or 0.35% to 81,219.61. The Nifty 50 index declined 141.60 points or 0.54% to 24,836.50.
Benchmark Sensex declined by 318 points while Nifty slipped below 25,000 level on Wednesday due to selling in IT and auto shares amid unabated foreign fund outflows and weak trends in global markets.