Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices declined in early trade on Friday, after about a week-long rally, dragged by IT and bank stocks. The 30-share BSE Sensex declined 262.05 points to 81,738.66 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty dropped 81.55 points to 25,002.20. From the Sensex firms, HCL Tech, Asian Paints, Tech Mahindra, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, ITC, Tata Consultancy Services and NTPC were among the major laggards. However, Bharat Electronics, Mahindra Mahindra, Bajaj Finance and Larse