India, March 3 -- The stock market went into the red despite early trade showing positive signs. Mid and small cap IT, telecom, and financial services stocks, along with media stocks fell the most.

At 10:50 am IST, the benchmark BSE Sensex fell by 208.37 points or 0.28 per cent, reaching 72,989.73. The broader NSE Nifty was down 50.05 points or 0.23 per cent in the red, reaching 22,074.65.

The positive sign mattered since the market had experienced a crash last week due to multiple reasons including that of US President Donald Trump's tariff threats.

Among the 30 Sensex stocks, Reliance Industries fell the most by 3.14 per cent, trading at Rs.1,161.95. This was followed by IndusInd Bank, which was down 2.47 per cent, trading at Rs.964....