BSE Sensex and Nifty50, the Indian equity benchmark indices, resumed their downtrend on Thursday. While BSE Sensex was below 76,500, Nifty50 was near 23,150.

Bajaj Finance, Bajaj Finserv, Power Grid, L&T and NTPC were the top gainers on the Sensex. At the same time, Tata Motors, ICICI Bank, Infosys, Untratech Cement and ICICI Bank were the biggest losers

Highlights: The broader markets outperformed the benchmarks, with smallcap shares leading the charge as the Nifty Smallcap100 index settled higher by 3.32 per cent