Nifty below 23,500; European market declines

At 13:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex was down 409.99 points or 0.53% to 77,074.04. The Nifty 50 index declined 108.15 points or 0.46% to 23,458.85. The Nifty clocked an all-time high of 23,667.10 in early trade.