India's BSE Sensex closed about 0.7% down at 84,404.5 on Thursday, pulling back from a 13-month high reached a day ago, led by tech and financials amid Fed Powell's hawkish signals. The US central bank cut rates by 25 bps, as expected, but hinted that the reduction could likely be the last one this year due to the lack of official data caused by the prolonged federal government shutdown. Market sentiment was also dented by fresh foreign fund outflows while investors cautiously weighed the outcome of the meeting between US President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. Among main constituents, Bharti Airtel, PowerGrid, Tech Mahindra, Infosys and Bajaj Finance were the top laggards, shedding between 1% and 1.5%. By contrast, L&T, Bharat Electronics, Ultratech, Maruti Suzuki, and Adani Ports posted the biggest gains, up to 0.9%.