New Delhi, July 13 -- The Indian stock market closed sharply lower on Friday, July 11, as escalating trade tensions between the US and its global partners, combined with a disappointing start to the Q1 earnings season, weighed heavily on investor sentiment.

The Sensex declined by 690 points, or 0.83%, to finish at 82,500.47, while the Nifty 50 dropped 205 points, or 0.81%, to settle at 25,149.85.

" Markets traded under pressure on Friday and lost over half a percent, dragged down by weak cues. The session began on a negative note following disappointing results from IT major TCS, which further worsened due to profit-taking in heavyweight stocks across other sectors. Sentiment remained subdued due to ongoing uncertainty around tariff-rel...