Stock market today, Sept. 19 -- On Friday, the domestic benchmark indices, Nifty 50 and Sensex, experienced a downturn as investors responded to geopolitical tensions following the announcement from the United States about ending the sanctions waiver for Iran's Chabahar Port, with this taking effect on September 29. This development negatively impacted investor sentiment during early trading.

At 12:31 IST, the Nifty 50 index was trading at 25,296 . 55, slipping by 125.70 points or 0.49 percent, while the BSE Sensex was at 82,531.52, marking a drop of 486.59 points or 0.59 percent.

Market analysts linked the pressure to the recent decision by the Trump administration to revoke the special waiver that had been granted to India in 2018 reg...