Stock market recap, Jan. 21 -- Indian equities reeled under selling pressure for the second consecutive session on Tuesday, 20 January, tracking weak global cues amid trade war risks and unimpressive Q3 earnings.

A day after falling by 0.40% each, the Sensex fell over 1,200 points, or 1.5% to an intraday low of 82,010.58 on Tuesday, while the Nifty 50 breached 25,200 on the downside, falling to 25,171.35 in intraday trade.

The Sensex finally closed 1,066 points, or 1.28%, down at 82,180.47, while the Nifty 50 closed at 25,232.50, with a loss of 353 points, or 1.38%.

The BSE Midcap index crashed 2.52%, while the Smallcap indices plunged 2.74%.

Indian equities closed sharply lower on Monday, with benchmark indices under sustained sellin...