India, Feb. 12 -- The stock market went into the red upon open on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, dragged down by mid and small cap healthcare, real estate, and consumer durables stocks. The market had experienced a severe crash in the previous trading session.

At 9:20am, the benchmark BSE Sensex was down by 155.24 points or 0.20%, reaching 76,138.36. The broader NSE Nifty opened 37.85 points down or 0.16% in the red, reaching 23,033.95.

All of this comes at a time when US President Donald trump's plan to impose 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports sparked further trade war fears in investors, along with other factors such as the falling rupee, generally weak third quarter financial results among Indian companies, and rising bond...