The
benchmark indices ended lower after the US Federal Reserve raised interest
rates and took a more hawkish tone in forecasting a slightly faster pace of
tightening for the rest of the year.The S&P BSE Sensex ended at 35,600, down 139
points while the broader Nifty50 index settled at 10,808, down 49 points.
Among sectoral indices, the Nifty IT index ended
1.5% lower led by a fall in shares of MindTree, Tech Mahindra
and Tata Consultancy Services.
Shares of Ashok
Leyland rose 2.3 percent intraday Thursday as its NBFC Hinduja Leyland
Finance has filed IPO papers with SEBI.