Mumbai, July 17 -- Indian stock markets on Thursday concluded the day with declines, weighed down by subdued Q1 earnings announcements and market caution ahead of the India-US trade agreement.

At close of trading, the Sensex was down 375.24 points or 0.45 per cent at 82,259.24, and the Nifty declined 100.60 points or 0.40 per cent at 25,111.45.

"Indian equity benchmarks ended marginally lower as investors exercised caution amid subdued Q1 earnings announcements, particularly in the technology and banking sectors," Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Investments Limited said.

"Additional caution stemmed from the ongoing US-India trade negotiations, further prompting a defensive stance among market participants," according to Ashika Ins...