Mumbai, April 7 -- The key equity indices continued to witness selling pressure in mid-afternoon trade, mirroring a global market rout driven by escalating trade tensions and mounting recession fears in the United States. The Nifty hovered below the 21,900 level.

All the sectoral indices on the NSE were traded in red, with metal, realty and and media shares leading the fall.

At 13:25 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, slumped 3,193.90 points or 4.24% to 72,181.59. The Nifty 50 index tanked 1,025.05 points or 4.48% to 21,879.40.

In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index dropped 4.54% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index tumbled 5.73%.

Sellers outnumbered buyers. On the BSE, 354 shares rose and 3,629 shares fell. A total of...