New Delhi, June 20 -- Indian stock market indices, Sensex and Nifty 50, closed slightly lower on Thursday, June 19, amid fragile investor sentiment due to rising tensions between Israel and Iran.

The Sensex declined by 83 points, or 0.10 per cent, to close at 81,361.87, while the Nifty 50 slipped 19 points, or 0.08 per cent, ending the session at 24,793.25. Meanwhile, mid-cap and small-cap stocks witnessed significant declines.

Sumeet Bagadia, Executive Director at Choice Broking, believes that despite uncertainty caused by the Israel-Iran war, the Indian stock market sentiment continues to remain cautious as the Nifty 50 index once again bounced back after coming close to 24,750 to 24,800 levels.

Speaking on the outlook of Indian stoc...