New Delhi, June 20 -- Amid rising geopolitical tension caused by the Israel-Iran war, the Indian stock market extended its downside trend for the third straight session on Thursday. The Nifty 50 index ended 18 points lower at 24,793, the BSE Sensex finished 82 points lower at 81,361, while the Bank Nifty index corrected 251 points and closed at 55,577. Tata Consumer, Eicher Motors, and M&M emerged as top performers on the Nifty. Conversely, Adani Ports, Bajaj Finance, and Shriram Finance concluded the session as major losers of the Nifty. Trading volumes on the NSE cash market were lower by 23% compared to the average volumes of the last ten days.

Across sectors, the selling pressure was widespread. Barring Nifty Auto, all other sectoral...