Stock market today, Feb. 27 -- Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty 50 declined in the early session on Friday, influenced by a sluggish trend in global markets and new outflows from foreign funds.

The 30-share BSE Sensex fell by 364.62 points to reach 81,883.99 in the initial trading phase. The 50-share NSE Nifty 50 experienced a decrease of 117.15 points, landing at 25,379.40.

Within the Sensex constituents, Maruti, Bharti Airtel, Hindustan Unilever, Mahindra & Mahindra, Kotak Mahindra Bank, and UltraTech Cement were among the notable decliners.

On the other hand, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, HCL Tech, and Eternal saw gains.

Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) sold equities worth Rs.3,465.99 crore on Thursday, as per exchange statistics...