New Delhi, Feb. 24 -- Frontline indices, the Sensex and the Nifty 50, suffered strong losses in morning deals on Tuesday, February 24, as investors booked profits across sectors, tracking weak global cues.

The Sensex crashed nearly 900 points to hit an intraday low of 82,411, while the NSE counterpart Nifty 50 fell 1% to 25,460 during the session.

The sell-off was broad-based, with the mid- and small-cap indices dropping by up to 1%.

Investors lost over Rs.4 lakh crore as the overall market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms fell to Rs.465 lakh crore from Rs.469 lakh crore in the previous session.

Let's take a look at five key factors behind the market selloff:

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