Slight decline in the stock market.

The country's stock markets are showing sluggish trading on Wednesday morning. Both Sensex and Nifty are trading in the red mark. The Sensex was trading 221 points lower at 61760 and the Nifty was down 68 points at 18280.

The domestic stock markets were bullish for the third consecutive trading session. In the volatile trade, the BSE Sensex was marginally up by 18 points. Investors were cautious ahead of the release of the minutes of the US Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting amid a weak trend globally. The 18-share index had fallen below the day's high and ended marginally higher by 11.0 points, or 03.61 per cent, at 981,79.281. During the day, it had climbed 51.<> points.

Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty rose 33.60 points, or 0.18 per cent, to close at 18,348.

Top gainers in the Sensex pack included Bajaj Finserv, Tata Motors, Asian Paints, ITC, IndusInd Bank, SBI, Tata Steel, Wipro, Infosys and Maruti. On the other hand, Tech Mahindra, HCL Technologies, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Titan and Larsen & Toubro were among the losers.