Indian stock market, Aug. 28 -- The domestic equity market benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty 50, are expected to open lower on Thursday as the additional US tariffs of 25% on Indian exports has come into effect, taking the cumulative tariff imposed by the US on India to 50%.

Asian markets traded mixed, while the US stock market ended higher overnight, with the S&P 500 touching an intra-day record high.

Indian markets were closed on Wednesday, August 26, on account of Ganesh Chaturthi.

On Tuesday, the Indian stock market ended sharply lower, weighed down by selling across sectors, eroding investors' wealth by about Rs.6 lakh crore in a single day.

The Sensex crashed 849.37 points, or 1.04%, to close at 80,786.54, while the Nifty 50 s...