Indian equity benchmarks ended marginally lower on Thursday, pulled down by heavyweight bank stocks, while entertainment giant Zee jumped after its top investor dropped plans to shake up management.

Dear Trader…                          Indian equity benchmarks closed flat with a positive bias in late morning session, on the back of positive cues from other Asian markets. Traders got some support, as following India’s merchandise exports crossing the USD 400 billion mark in the current financial year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said