Stock market recap, Feb. 25 -- The Indian equity benchmarks faced significant selling pressure on Tuesday, with Nifty 50 plunging 288.35 points (1.12%) to settle at 25,424.65, and BSE Sensex plummeting 1,068.74 points (1.28%) to 82,225.92.

The session saw a "tech bloodbath" as Nifty IT crashed 4.74% to a 30-month low. This rout was triggered by deepening AI disruption fears following Anthropic's launch of tools capable of automating legacy COBOL systems-a core service area for Indian IT majors. Global sentiment was further dampened by US President Donald Trump's renewed tariff threats and escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, which pushed crude oil prices higher.

Market breadth remained sharply negative, with an advance-d...