India, March 4 -- The stock market opened into the red as the trading session began on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, with IT, telecom, and real estate stocks falling the most. The Sensex, Nifty drop follows global stocks that fell after US President Donald Trump said his proposed tariffs would go into effect as planned.

At 9:20 am IST, the benchmark BSE Sensex dropped by 341.82 points or 0.47 per cent, reaching 72,744.12. The broader NSE Nifty opened 132.80 points down or 0.6 per cent in the red, reaching 21,986.50.

Among the 30 Sensex stocks, Tech Mahindra fell the most upon open by 2.74 per cent, trading at Rs.1,452.25. This was followed by HCL Technologies, which was down 2.47 per cent, trading at Rs.1,534.05, and NTPC, which was down by 1...