New Delhi, March 10 -- Following their largest increase in the three months last week, Indian benchmark indices - Sensex and Nifty - succumbed to fresh selling pressure on Monday as other Asian markets declined due to uncertainty surrounding U.S. tariffs and deflationary pressures in China. Furthermore, weak US futures hinting at a negative start for Wall Street also dampened the mood.

In today's deals, the Nifty 50 rose half a percent to its day's high of 22,676.75 before falling almost 250 points from day's high to turn red in the latter half of the session.

Moreover, the indices have also been in the red for five straight months between October 2024 and February 2025 - a trend that has not been observed in decades, with the last such...