IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, declined 58.98 points or 0.07% to 83,477.10. The Nifty 50 index lost 19.55 points or 0.08% to 25,456.55.

Asian markets mostly rose Thursday on optimism that governments will hammer out deals to avoid the worst of US President Donald Trump's tariffs even after he broadened his range of measures.