Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty declined on Thursday, weighed down by selling in IT and telecom stocks as investor sentiment turned cautious ahead of the earnings season kickoff, with tech giant TCS set to announce its Q1 results later in the day.

The 30-share benchmark index ended at 83190.28 down by -345.8 points or by -0.41 % and then NSE Nifty was at 25355.25 down by -120.85 points or by -0.47 %.

Sensex touched intraday high of 83742.28 and intraday low of 83134.97 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 25524.05 and intraday low of 25340.45

The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were IndusInd Bank Ltd. (Rs. 852.65,+1.41%), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (Rs. 12638.60,+1.36%), Tata Steel Ltd. (Rs. 160.65,+1.04%), Bajaj Finance Ltd. (Rs. 947.15,+0.72%), Bajaj Finserv Ltd. (Rs. 2039.10,+0.65%), among others.

The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Bharti Airtel Ltd. (Rs. 1965.10,-2.62%), Asian Paints Ltd. (Rs. 2450.80,-1.92%), Nestle India Ltd. (Rs. 2401.00,-1.07%), Infosys Ltd. (Rs. 1616.75,-1.05%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 1600.15,-0.93%), among others.

Realty index was at 7571.26 up by 51.95 points or by 0.69%. Prestige Estates Projects Ltd. (Rs. 1695.95,+2.83%), Signatureglobal (India) Ltd. (Rs. 1272.00,+1.98%), Anant Raj Ltd. (Rs. 557.35,+1.82%), Lodha Developers Ltd. (Rs. 1412.60,+1.53%), Sobha Ltd. (Rs. 1518.40,+0.64%),.

TECk index was at 18431.94 down by -218.73 points or by -1.17%. Bharti Airtel Ltd. (Rs. 1965.10,-2.62%), Coforge Ltd. (Rs. 1887.00,-2.27%), PB Fintech Ltd. (Rs. 1833.65,-1.12%), Infosys Ltd. (Rs. 1616.75,-1.05%), Wipro Ltd. (Rs. 265.10,-0.97%),.

The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4365 , shares advanced were 2070 while 2130 shares declined and 165 were unchanged.