New Delhi, June 11 -- The Indian stock market witnessed another choppy session on Thursday, June 11, with both headline indices remaining range-bound for most of the day before closing lower amid escalating tensions in the Middle East.

Weak participation from heavyweight stocks and continued selling pressure in technology counters also weighed on sentiment, causing the Nifty 50 to end 0.24% lower at 23,158. The Sensex, too, closed 0.15% lower compared with its previous close.

The broader markets mirrored the weak trend, with both the Nifty Midcap 100 and Nifty Smallcap 100 ending the session with losses of nearly 1%.

Tensions in the Middle East escalated after the US extended its attacks on Iran for a second consecutive day. The strike...