Domestic benchmark market indices declined marginally in the morning trade on Friday as persisting geopolitical tensions in West Asia, the elevated crude oil prices, and the foreign investor outflows dented investor sentiment. 

During the initial trade, the 30-share BSE Sensex declined 304.58 points or 0.39 per cent to 77,775.38. The 50-share NSE Nifty slid 72.75 points or 0.30 per cent to 24,323.10.