The Indian benchmark indices ended lower on Thursday as the Sensex fell 150 points to settle at 73,832 and the Nifty declined 53 points to close at 23,161 at 3:30 PM>
Previously, during the early morning session, the Sensex declined over 358 points to open at 73,624, while the Nifty dropped 117 points to open trade at 23,098 at 9:15 AM.