Stock market today, May 9 -- Indian stock markets began the day on a weak footing on Friday as tensions between India and Pakistan escalated along the border.

The intensifying conflict led to a surge of selling activity in the domestic markets, causing key benchmark indices to decline in the early trading session.

The Nifty 50 index fell to 24,100.10, experiencing a drop of 173.70 points or 0.72%. Similarly, the Sensex dipped by 585.95 points to close at 79,748.86, reflecting a loss of 0.73%.

Market analysts attributed the downturn to worries regarding the rising tensions between the two countries, which has negatively affected investor sentiment despite robust underlying fundamentals.

Even with this short-term decline, analysts belie...