New Delhi, April 7 -- The Indian stock market suffered massive losses in trade on Monday, April 7, mirroring the trends seen in major global markets amid mounting fears over the impact of a global trade war triggered by US President Donald Trump's reciprocal tariffs.

The Sensex crashed nearly 4,000 points, while the Nifty 50 dropped below 21,750 in early deals.

The BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices plunged up to 10 per cent.

Investors lost nearly Rs.16 lakh crore within minutes as the overall market capitalisation of the BSE-listed firms dropped to Rs.387 lakh crore from over Rs.403 lakh crore in the previous session.

Here are the five key factors that appear to be behind the bloodbath in the Indian stock market:

Almost every major mar...