Indian equity benchmarks closed lower for a third straight session on Thursday, dragged by metals and private banking stocks, but they recorded this year’s best quarterly gain and a fifth consecutive monthly jump.

Dear Trader… Indian equity benchmarks closed with losses on the monthly futures & options expiry session, marking the third straight day of losses, weighed by Banking, Metal and Telecom stocks. Indian markets opened on a flat note, as India recorded a spike of 23,139 new Covid-19 cases in the past