India, March 4 -- The Indian market began Tuesday's proceedings in the red amid US President Donald Trump's tariffs announcement, which caused a global market meltdown.

At 9.40 am, the BSE Sensex is down by 279.48 points to stand at 72,806.46.

It began 350 points below.

The Indian market closed flat on Monday.

The key factors driving the fall were Foreign Institutional Investor (FII) selling, US tariff implementation, and the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

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