The Indian benchmark indices declined marginally on Thursday as the Sensex fell 61 points to settle at 77,896 and the Nifty declined 19 points to close trade at 24,311 at 3:30 PM.

Previously, during the early morning session, the BSE Sensex started the session near 78k, jumping more than 70 points, while the NSE Nifty50 opened trading around 24,400, rising nearly 50 points, as of 9:15 AM.