Stock market today, Aug. 28 -- The Indian stock market saw a broad-based selloff on Tuesday, 26 August, as the Sensex tumbled more than 900 points and the Nifty slipped below 24,700 during the session.

The decline was driven largely by investor concerns over Donald Trump's proposed tariffs, effective 27 August, and no sign of a trade truce between India and the US.

The Sensex opened at 81,377.39, compared with its previous close of 81,635.91, before plunging 950 points, or 1.2%, to an intraday low of 80,685.98. The Nifty 50 started at 24,899.50 versus the prior close of 24,967.75, and dropped 1.1% to the day's low of 24,689.60.

By the close, the Sensex had recovered slightly to end at 80,786.54, still down 849 points, or 1.04%. The Nif...