New Delhi, May 29 -- After a lacklustre trading session, the Indian stock market ended lower on Wednesday. The Nifty 50 index ended 73 points lower at 24,752. The BSE Sensex finished 239 points downside at 81,312, while the Bank Nifty index added 64 points and closed at 55,417. The India VIX Index finished 2.79 per cent lower at around 18.01. A mixed trend was seen among the sectors, where Media and PSU Bank were the top performers, whereas FMCG and Auto lagged. Divergence was seen in the Broader market's performance, where Midcaps ended in red while Smallcaps outperformed the Frontline Index by ending the day in green.

On the Indian stock market's outlook today, Siddhartha Khemka, Head of Research-Wealth Management at Motilal Oswal, sai...