India equities fell 80 points, or 0.1%, to 84,194 in morning trade on Wednesday, erasing gains in the previous three sessions, mainly weighed down by the tech sector, banking stocks, metals, and oil & gas. Traders took profits after the broader index hit its highest level since early January on Tuesday. The BSE Sensex tracked declines on Wall Street overnight amid weak US retail sales and ahead of jobs data. Investors also anticipated the release of domestic January inflation, which is due later this week, with inflation expected to rise to 2.4%, boosted by food prices, marking the highest in eight months, though still within the RBI’s 2%–6% target band. However, gains in auto, consumer durables, and healthcare capped the fall, with auto stocks surging 2.1%. Among the biggest laggards were HCL Technologies (-1.0%), IndusInd Bank (-1.0%), TCS (-0.9%), and ITC (-0.8%), while Mahindra & Mahindra and Titan rose 1.8% and 1.5%, respectively.