New Delhi, April 30 -- The Indian benchmark indices concluded Thursday's session with significant losses following a volatile day of trading dominated by global pressures. The BSE Sensex shed 582.86 points, or 0.75 per cent, to settle at 76,913.50. Simultaneously, the NSE Nifty 50 slipped 180.10 points, or 0.74 per cent, to end the day at 23,997.55.

At the time of filing this report, Brent Crude Oil financial futures dropped 1.22 per cent to trade at USD 116.59.

In Asia, the Jakarta Composite and Hang Seng saw notable drops of 2.08 per cent and 1.39 per cent respectively, while the Nikkei 225 fell by 1.29 per cent (-762.46 points), reflecting a cautious sentiment in the region, despite minor gains in the Straits Times (+1.06%) and Shang...