New Delhi, July 3 -- The Indian stock market ended Thursday's trading session lower, with the Nifty 50 closing down 0.22% at the 25,397 level, while the Sensex settled at 83,239, down 0.20% from the previous close.

Although both indices opened higher and sustained those gains during the first half of the session, they later witnessed profit booking. The initial uptick in the markets came after reports indicated that India and the US could strike a mini trade deal within the next 48 hours. However, this optimism later subsided, causing the frontline indices to slip into the red.

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