- The Sensex and Nifty indices closed lower on Thursday, down 0.91% and 0.75% respectively, led by losses in banking, metal and IT stocks. - Bharti Airtel, Asian Paints, Hindalco Industries, TCS and UPL were the top losers on the indices, while Tata Motors, Wipro, Cipla, HUL and Adani Ports were major gainers. - Except for auto and pharma sectors, all other sectoral indices ended in the red with banks, metals, IT, infrastructure, energy and FMCG witnessing the sharpest falls.