India, March 4 -- The stock market stayed in the red territory on Tuesday, March 4, 2025 after US President Donald Trump said his proposed tariffs would go into effect as planned.

At 12:30 pm IST, the benchmark BSE Sensex dropped by 150.44 points or 0.21 per cent, reaching 72,935.50. The broader NSE Nifty was 50.60 points down or 0.23 per cent in the red, reaching 22,068.70.

Among the 30 Sensex stocks, Bajaj Finserv fell the most by 2.43 per cent, trading at Rs.1,793.60. This was followed by Nestle India, which was down 2.41 per cent, trading at Rs.2,133.10, and HCL Technologies, which was down by 1.78 per cent, trading at Rs.1,544.85.

12 of the Sensex stocks were in the green.

Among the Nifty sectoral indices, the Nifty Auto Index fe...