Indian stock market, March 4 -- Indian benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty, started Tuesday on a weaker note, dragged down by index heavyweight Reliance Industries and IT stocks. The decline followed losses in Asian markets after former U.S. President Donald Trump reaffirmed his commitment to implementing proposed tariffs.

At around 9:20 am, the BSE Sensex had dropped 386 points (0.53%) to 72,665, while the Nifty50 slipped 145 points (0.66%) to 21,974.

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