New Delhi, June 24 -- The Indian stock market faced sharp declines in early trading on Monday, June 23, with the Sensex plunging over 900 points and the Nifty 50 slipping below the 24,850 mark due to widespread selling triggered amid Israel-Iran war.

The Sensex began the day at 81,704.07, down from its previous close of 82,408.17, and hit an intraday low of 81,476.76-registering a fall of over 900 points or more than 1 per cent.

Similarly, the Nifty 50 opened at 24,939.75 compared to its prior close of 25,112.40 and slid over 1 per cent to touch a low of 24,824.85 during the session. However, both indices recovered some ground by the close, trimming losses to end roughly half a per cent lower each.

Sumeet Bagadia, Executive Director at...