The trends on Gift Nifty also indicate a weak negative for the Indian benchmark index. The Gift Nifty was trading around 22,900 level, a discount of nearly 64 points from the Nifty futures’ previous close.

Indian benchmark indices closed lower on Thursday, pressured by losses in heavyweight banks and Maruti Suzuki amid U.S. tariff concerns. The BSE Sensex fell 203.22 points (0.27%) to 75,735.96, while the Nifty 50 declined 19.

India's benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty, ended slightly lower for the third consecutive session on Thursday, with financial stocks leading the decline as global trade tensions weighed on investor sentiment.

On Wednesday, Trump announced plans to impose 25 per cent or more tariffs on imports of autos, pharmaceuticals, and semiconductors

Broader markets outperformed the benchmarks, with small-cap shares leading the charge. The Nifty Smallcap100 index settled with gains of 1.43 per cent

Sensex slipped 28 points to settle at 75,939, while the Nifty fell 12 points to 22,933. In contrast, the Nifty Bank climbed 483 points to 49,570, and the midcap index added 776 points, closing at 50,527.

The bears are continuously pulling the Indian markets down as the Nifty, and Sensex opened with U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threats.The benchmark indices, Nifty 50 and BSE Sensex declined at the opening bell as selling pressure persisted across most sectors.

The Indian stock market experienced major volatility on Wednesday and closed in red after rallying ahead in the session earlier. The BSE Sensex settled at 75,939.18, after slipping nearly 30 points, while the NSE Nifty50 ended trading over 22,

Stock Market Closing Today On Feb 19: the 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex declined 28.21 points or 0.04 per cent to close at 75939.18. The NSE Nifty went down by 12.40 points or 0.05 per cent to close at 22932.