New Delhi, March 4 -- The Indian stock market benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty 50, are likely to open lower on Tuesday, tracking sell-off in global markets after US President Donald Trump announced the start of tariffs on Canada and Mexico.

The trends on Gift Nifty also indicate a gap-down start for the Indian benchmark index. The Gift Nifty was trading around 22,093 level, a discount of nearly 167 points from the Nifty futures' previous close.

On Monday, the domestic equity market ended lower, with the benchmark Nifty 50 holding above 22,100.

The Sensex declined 112 points, or 0.15%, to close at 73,085.94, while the Nifty 50 settled 5.40 points, or 0.02%, lower, at 22,119.30.

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