Mumbai, Feb. 20 -- The bears are continuously pulling the Indian markets down as the Nifty, and Sensex opened with U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threats.

The benchmark indices, Nifty 50 and BSE Sensex declined at the opening bell as selling pressure persisted across most sectors.

The Nifty 50 index opened at 22,821.10 points, down 111.80 points or 0.49%, while the BSE Sensex started the session at 75,672.84, falling 266.34 points.

Market experts highlighted that Trump's tariff remarks signal his intent to negotiate and extract concessions before implementing new trade restrictions. This uncertainty has clouded investor sentiment.

"Trump's tariff talks continue to impact markets. Trump's declaration yesterday that the US will im...