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

On the Multi Commodity Exchange, yellow metal contracts for August delivery traded lower by Rs 1,213, or 0.85 per cent, at Rs 1,41,850 per 10 grams in a business turnover of 759 lots