The 30-share BSE Sensex lost 363.66 points, or 0.47 per cent, to end at 76,391.39, while the 50-share NSE Nifty slid 126.65 points, or 0.53 per cent, to settle at 23,869.60. Both the indices had declined at the opening with the Sensex down 239.95 points to 76,515.10, and the Nifty dropping 91.45 points to 23, 904.80

On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), August gold futures opened at Rs 1,44,180 per 10 grams, slightly higher than the previous close of Rs 1,44,162