New Delhi, May 20 -- Key indices of the Indian stock market saw significant losses on Tuesday, May 20, amid mixed global cues.

The Sensex opened at 82,116.17 against its previous close of 82,059.42 and fell as much as 906 points, or 1.10 per cent, during the session to hit an intraday low of 81,153.70. On the other hand, the Nifty 50 started the day at 24,996.20 against its previous close of 24,945.45 and dropped 1.10 per cent to an intraday low of 24,669.70.

Finally, the Sensex closed 873 points, or 1.06 per cent, lower at 81,186.44, while the Nifty 50 settled with a loss of 262 points, or 1.05 per cent, at 24,683.90.

The selloff was broad-based as the BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices closed with losses of 1.65 per cent and 0.96 per ce...