Buy or sell stocks, March 15 -- Following weak global market sentiments after the US stock market crash, the Indian stock market ended lower on Thursday. The Nifty 50 index finished 73 points lower at 22,397, the BSE Sensex ended 200 points lower at 73,828, while the Bank Nifty index ended marginally higher at 48,060. Auto and IT sector stocks declined, dragging down the markets. Reliance Industries Ltd. contributed most to the index decline, decreasing 0.7%, while Shriram Finance Ltd. experienced the most significant drop, falling 2.7%.

Nifty Realty, Media, and Financial Services lost the most among sectoral indices, while the Bank Nifty and PSU Bank indices closed in positive territory. Cash market volumes on the NSE decreased by 15% c...