Benchmark indices snapped two-day winning streak and ended lower amid a volatile session after participants turned jittery over foreign fund inflows after the country decided to impose capital gains tax arising in Mauritius from sale of shares in Indian companies starting from April 1, 2017.

Broader markets outperformed the benchmark indices- BSE Midcap index inched up 0.2% while Smallcap index ended marginally down.

In overseas stock markets, energy producers led decline in European stocks as crude oil prices fell.