New Delhi, June 12 -- The Indian stock market witnessed an across-the-board selloff on Thursday, June 12, in sync with several of its global peers amid rising geopolitical tension, lingering tariff-related anxieties and growing concerns over the dimming global economic growth outlook.

The Sensex closed with a loss of 823 points, or 1 per cent, at 81,691.98, while the Nifty 50 settled 253 points, or 1.01 per cent, lower at 24,888.20. The BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices dropped 1.52 per cent and 1.38 per cent, respectively.

The sharp selloff in the Indian stock market made investors lose over Rs.6 lakh crore in a single session as the cumulative market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms dropped to nearly Rs.449.5 lakh crore from Rs.455.6 ...