Stock market today, Feb. 5 -- The Indian stock market took a breather from its recent rally and settled lower on Wednesday, February 5, after investors turned cautious ahead of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)'s monetary policy committee (MPC) interest rate verdict this week and trade war concerns.

The 30-share BSE Sensex declined 312.53 points or 0.40 per cent to settle at 78,271.28, with 21 of its constituents closing down and nine with gains. During the day, it decreased by 367.56 points or 0.46 per cent to 78,216.25. The NSE Nifty dropped 42.95 points or 0.18 per cent to 23,696.30. The index moved between a high of 23,807.30 and a low of 23,680.45 during the day.

The Nifty Smallcap 100 index rose by 1.85 per cent to 17,108, while the...