The domestic benchmark indices declined in early trade today amid constant foreign fund outflows and cautious investors’ sentiment ahead of the US presidential elections and the Federal Reserve interest rate decision.

The Sensex was trading at 78,714 after slipping 68 points or 0.09 per cent in early trade. At the same time, the Nifty was trading at 23,990 after slipping 6 points or 0.02 per cent. At 12 pm, the 30-share BSE Sensex slipped 468  points to 78314 while the NSE Nifty dropped 148 points to 23847.