India's BSE Sensex closed about 0.5% down at 82,259 on Thursday, driven by profit-taking in IT and financial sectors amid subdued Q1 earnings announcements, while realty, metal, and pharma recorded marginal gains. Also weighing on market sentiment were continued foreign outflows amid uncertainty over the US-India trade deal. Trump’s recent remarks suggest a trade deal with India could be concluded soon, potentially before the August 1 reciprocal tariffs deadline. Among individual stocks, Tech Mahindra dropped nearly 3% after reporting a marginally lower-than-expected revenue a day earlier. Infosys, HCL Tech, Eternal, TCS, L&T, Axis Bank and Bajaj Finserv were also among the laggards. On the upside, Tata Steel, Trent, Titan,Tata Motors, Mahindra & Mahindra, Ultratech Cement, and Sun Pharma ended in positive terrain, rising up to 1.6%.