Indian equity benchmarks closed lower in volatile trading on Thursday as tensions over Ukraine outweighed the impact of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s less-than-feared hawkish stance, reflected in the minutes of its last policy meet.

Dear Trader… Indian equity benchmarks fluctuated between gains and losses throughout the session and ended marginally lower on Thursday, led by losses in banking, healthcare and telecom stocks. Investors also turned cautious weighing on geopolitical tensions between Russia and Ukraine. Indices started session on a fairly positive note, as traders