The 30-share BSE Sensex lost 69.86 points, or 0.09 per cent, to settle at 76,765.92, while the 50-share NSE Nifty shed 10.60 points, or 0.04 per cent, to end at 23,985.35

The increase in wealth was buoyed by a sharp decline in crude oil prices after the US and Iran paused military strikes, easing concerns over a prolonged geopolitical conflict. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 776.01 points, or 1.02 per cent, to settle at 76,835.78