Indian shares ended lower on Thursday, as negative sentiment persisted across the globe after the Bank of Japan and the U.S. Federal Reserve acknowledged concerns over Britain's likely exit from the European Union while keeping key policy rates steady.

 

The BSE index fell 0.75 percent to 26,525.46.

 

The broader NSE index was down 0.8 percent at 8,140.75, after falling as much as 1.6 percent earlier in the day.

 

In the 50-share index, Hindalco, GAIL, Asian Paints, HUL and Eicher Motors gained between 0.60 per cent and 2.86 per cent. On the other hand, Bharti Infratel, Maruti Suzuki, UltraTech Cements, IndusInd Bank and ICICI Bank slid between 1.74 per cent and 4.09 per cent.