Sensex drops 50 pts, Nifty below 25,850 as D-St awaits cues on India-U.S. trade deal

Indian stocks traded lower on Thursday, with the Sensex and Nifty snapping a three-day winning streak. Investors watched for progress on a potential India-U.S. trade agreement. Financial and IT shares led the declines. However, the market soon saw a quick recovery and traded in the green. Midcap and smallcap stocks edged up.