The Indian benchmark indices closed lower on Thursday as the Sensex fell 1,236.11 points to close at 82,498.14 and the Nifty declined 365 points to end at 25,454.35 at 3:30 PM.

Previously, during the morning session, the BSE Sensex rang the opening bell near 83,850, climbing more than 100 points, while the NSE Nifty50 opened trading today around 25,850, inching up almost 30 points, as of 9:15 AM.