India, Feb. 6 -- Indian shares ended slightly lower on Thursday amid the expiry of the weekly options of Nifty 50 contracts and the RBI's interest-rate decision on Friday.
Positive cues from global markets helped limit overall losses as inflation concerns and trade war fears ebbed somewhat.
The benchmark S&P/BSE Sensex ended the session down 213.12 points, or 0.27 percent, at 78,058.16 while the broader NSE Nifty index closed at 23,603.35, down 92.95 points, or 0.39 percent, from its previous close.
The BSE mid-cap index shed 0.9 percent while the small-cap index ended little changed.
The market breadth was negative, with 2,018 shares ending lower on the BSE while 1,917 shares rose and 128 shares ended unchanged.
The rupee fell by 14 p...